In New York City, Chancellor Joel Klein appealed to younger teachers by giving principals the freedom to fill
teacher vacancies without respect to seniority.
Not exact matches
The city pays more than 800
teachers without permanent jobs, and now plans to put them into school
vacancies, whether principals want them or not.
80 per cent of respondents said they believed the situation was worse or significantly worse than 12 months ago, with 73 per cent reporting that they have had to use supply
teachers to fill
vacancies and 71 per cent saying they have had to use non-specialists — those
without a degree in the relevant subject — to teach classes.
The ATL motion approved today calls on the union's leadership to lobby the government to restore and fund local authority supply lists — platforms run by councils that allow supply
teachers to find
vacancies without using a costly agency.