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The council leads sugar coat it and tell you they had the same thing happen to them and they got a permanent contract super quickly and they bought a house straight out of probation year. None of it is realistic.
There are so many teachers with more experience that are seeking secure employment that I don’t stand a chance yet am still expected to look after my children and pay my mortgage.
After this distressing incident, I had 0 contact from recruitment except a generic email about beginning the process for the supply register at the end of September.
During my probation year, I was successful in the local authority’s probationer pool interview, yet I was never allocated a teaching position.
It makes it much harder to make longer-term financial decisions, such as applying for a mortgage or planning where to live, when you do not know whether you will have employment after the end date of your current contract.
I began university when my children were 5 months old and 1 and a half. I wanted to be a teacher since a young age and was determined after having my kids that I was going to go to university and do it.
The notion of introducing a 3 year probationary year is a true slap in the face for us who have travelled, built strong experience and worked hard. This is merely a way to cut budgets for “expensive” teachers and continue the revolving door of probationers. Th
In my fourth year of teaching, I consistently secured fixed-term contracts, but after two years in my local authority, I faced challenges.
After always dreaming of being a teacher, I’ve faced three years of sporadic supply work, often over 30 miles from home.
I started my probation year in Dundee in 2022/23 but didn’t secure a position for the next year.
After years of navigating temporary contracts and supply teaching, I finally secured a permanent part-time position, but financial uncertain
I am constantly living with the fear that my contract could be broken by the council and that I could potentially have to restart the two year process towards permanency all over again.
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