A local council is trying to recruit Teacher For a remote island Primary school For more than six years, according to new data.
Scottish Liberal Democrats said that they have highlighted the data that local authorities have had to read more than 1,350 teaching positions in the last two years.
It includes the status of a primary school teacher on Papa Westre – one of the smallest islands of the orkney – which was requested for information at that time, was empty from the end of March 2019.
The data released by the council shows that 692 teaching posts were to be read in 2022-23, requiring 665 posts to be re-advertised in 2023-24.
Lib Dames stated that data exposed using the freedom of information laws shows that the More Council has had to read 252 teaching roles in the last two years, while Aberdeen to 206, Shetland 90, and to read. Argil And beute 70.
The Highland Council has to read 62 teaching positions ahead of dummies and gallowas, where there was a total of 61.
In addition, the party said that the Western Isles Council has advertised the role of PE teacher nine times, while a post for a home economics teacher in Aberdeen was advertised six times – Eastern Irshire Council also followed a teaching position six times.
Lib Dame Education spokesperson Wili Reni said that if we “need action to teach an attractive role to deal with these deficiency”.
He said: “Eligible teachers are ending the years of short-term, zero hours of contracts, yet some schools are playing an advertising role repeatedly without success.
“This data suggests that there is a rapid decrease in major subjects like mathematics in rural areas and mathematics.
“As a result of the terrible workforce plan, it has missed for so many young people and so many teachers. If we want each youth to reach their capacity, they need teachers who can inform and motivate them.”
He said that Lib Dames Probationer will present a three-year package for teachers, who “who are ready to take hard-to-filled roles”, and “Teacher Premium” will also bring “teacher premium” to “Teacher Premium” to “reward the best teachers in schools with the greatest needs”.
However, he warned: “No one believes that education is more than the SNP agenda. That is why we need the government’s change to regain Scottish education.”
A spokesperson from the local government body Cosla admitted that “there are long recruitment and retention challenges in remote, rural and island areas and some secondary schools subjects”.
The spokesperson said: “Local officials work hard to fill the vacancies to meet the needs of learners in all areas of Scotland, but are challenges.
“For example, we know that the newly qualified teachers seek positions within the central belt of Scotland.
“Many fields that struggle to recruit teachers are beautiful and exciting areas of the country to work with unique opportunities for learning and development.
“Cosla and Scottish government The moderate and long-term joint workforce is committed to working together on the plan, keeping in mind the importance of reacting to issues in this way, which are different separate needs. ,
A spokesman for the Scottish government said: “The number of teachers in Scotland classes has increased by more than 2,500 as a result of direct funding from the Scottish government in the last decade, with the number of permanent posts in more than 80% of permanent posts.
“However, we are working hard to ensure that teaching remains an attractive profession, Scotland teachers paid the best in the UK, and our teaching bursa plan gives a career-cheether to the Career-Changer to earn the most difficult teaching degree to fill the subjects.
“Ministers have been clarified that they are laser-centered to improve education and support Scotland teachers. That is why we are providing councils with £ 186.5 million this year to increase teacher number, and why the minister continues to engage regularly with local government and teaching unions.
“The Education Secretary also met the school leaders Scotland this week and agreed to host a round table with them, to discuss challenges around teacher recruitment in more detail for the general teaching council for Scotland, Cassla and other professional associations.”
