Sentences with phrase «supply teacher agencies»
The government is planning to set up a pool of supply teacher agencies which follow standard levels of practice.
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Teachers unions have expressed concerns about the use of private supply teacher agencies, claiming that some firms are putting the pursuit of profit ahead of providing high quality teachers.
Furthermore, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) claimed shortages resulted in schools spending a total # 733 million last year on supply teacher agency services.
National standards to regulate supply teacher agencies are urgently needed in order to stem the exploitation of staff
Schools in England spent # 733 million on supply teacher agencies in 2014 due to teacher shortages, according to the National Union of Teachers (NUT).
In October, the National Union of Teachers claimed shortages meant schools in England spent # 733m last year on supply teacher agency services.
And supply teachers are at risk of falling even further behind their permanent counterparts, warns supply teacher agency PK education.
Lee Carpenter, director of PK education explained: «There's clearly a gap in training that both schools and supply teacher agencies need to fill quickly or we run the risk of supply staff not being able to do the job.
He said he knew of supply teacher agencies who were already turning to Canada, Australia and the Irish Republic to fill the gap.
The government is already planning to set up a pool of supply teacher agencies which follow standard levels of practice, include the use of finder's fees, which will be available from September.
Schools are being encouraged to team up and use a special legal mechanism to avoid «exorbitant» supply teacher agency costs.
A new national pool of trusted supply teacher agencies should be ready for schools to use by next September, Nick Gibb has said.
National standards to regulate supply teacher agencies are urgently needed in order to stem the exploitation of staff and the cost to the taxpayer, the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, heard today in Manchester.
Last year, the government announced plans to create a national pool of «trusted» supply teacher agencies in a bid to help schools cut down on spiralling agency bills.
The National Union of Teachers says schools in England spent # 733m last year on supply teacher agencies.
Christine Blower, general secretary of the NUT, said: «Supply teacher agencies are making millions while supply teachers» pay continues to plummet.
This further supports the argument that supply teacher agencies will have an increasingly important role to play over the coming years.
Supply teacher agencies are now turning to Canada, Australia and the Irish Republic in search of trained teachers.
«Supply teacher agencies are making millions while supply teachers» pay continues to plummet,» said NUT leader Christine Blower.