Councils have been accused of using government-funded probationer teachers as cheap “cannon fodder” to fill vacancies, fuelling fears that qualified individuals are being displaced and driven to quit. It comes amid growing pressure on ministers to agree a minimum national staffing standard alongside reformed arrangements for providing crucial on-the-job experience. Critics claim the current process is causing significant recruitment problems, with cash-strapped authorities seeking to cut costs by using probationers to fill vacancies that would otherwise be open to their fully-qualified colleagues. The result is that experienced teachers and those who have completed probation face a prolonged struggle to secure permanent work. Many observers fear the situation is pushing increasing numbers away from the profession, particularly in the early phase of their careers.
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