Anonymous teacher accountNº 078

No contracts available across the councils. Put on supply list. Only a day here and there offered on supply text but gone when you phone the number. Reapply every January through Generics, still no contracts so put back on supply list.

Story 78

Published 24 November 2024 · 1 min read

Employment situation: Supply
Teaching experience: 1–5 years
Age: 50s and over

Passed my probation June 2022.

No contracts available across the councils. Put on supply list. Only a day here and there offered on supply text but gone when you phone the number. Reapply every January through Generics, still no contracts so put back on supply list.

Had one term work Spring 2023 to Summer 2023, then nothing else offered/available.

Went back to working as an Early Years Officer (7.30am-6.00pm), and a barmaid at weekends. Have one day off a week that I try to pick up teaching supply and live in hope that I can one day get a permanent contract from it .

But, only work available this academic year was on Census week.

This account was published on the original campaign website in November 2024. We have kept the contributor’s wording and anonymous story number.

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