Some bad news

[cojak]

He should go for an R&D job with one of the pharma companies in Basel, and quadruple his pay.

get him on the contracting route, there must be work out there for a guy like him.

WHS

[Numpty]

get him supply teaching, there must be work out there for a guy like him.

ftfy

[SueEllen]

Correction - last in first out.

That clearly breaches age discrimination legislation as clearly those who are older will have been there longer.

Also since I was at primary school in London teachers have been made redundant or retired off due to school reorganisations. I have a friend recently who was made redundant who is a teacher in London.

So some public sector jobs in schools have never been secure regardless of what government is in power.

Funny thing was though while my schools were getting rid of primary, arts, biology and humanities teachers they could only find a trainee Physic teacher (left to go to private school for more money) and a retired Chemistry teacher to teach us.

[shaunbhoy]

Just been informed by my brother that he's been made redundant from his job as a science teacher. So much for the security of a public sector job


Apparently Devon County Council are implementing cuts and it's on a first in first out basis. He's got a young family & a huge mortgage & I don't fancy his chances of finding another teaching job anytime soon.

We'm don't need none of that fancy-dan scientific malarkey down here in Devon thankee very much. Lessen he knows 'ow to patch up my Tractor!!

[maddogdoug]

Times Educational Supplement

Quick look and found 82 Geography Teacher/Lecturer position.

Saw this one in Devon


http://www.tes.co.uk/JobDetailsbronz...slt=57&UK=true

Hope it helps.
MDD

[d000hg]

Aren't they still paying golden hellos for people training as maths/science teachers? Maybe that initiative actually worked too well . We see quite a lot of secondary school jobs, but few primary jobs... and it seems everyone we know has done a primary PCGE or plans to. When my wife visits a school looking to apply, there's invariably a horde of NQTs (just-graduated teachers) and because teachers are on a fixed payscale, said NQTs are considerably cheaper.

Grr.

[Doggy Styles]

Science teachers are so necessary. Get rid of the geography teachers for goodness sake!

Nothing wrong with geography either (or history).

Now if you'd mentioned Numpty's suggestions of media studies, social studies or history of popular music, I'm right behind you.

[SueEllen]

Aren't they still paying golden hellos for people training as maths/science teachers? Maybe that initiative actually worked too well . We see quite a lot of secondary school jobs, but few primary jobs... and it seems everyone we know has done a primary PCGE or plans to. When my wife visits a school looking to apply, there's invariably a horde of NQTs (just-graduated teachers) and because teachers are on a fixed payscale, said NQTs are considerably cheaper.

Grr.

While in every part of the country they have more primary school teachers than needed ( and they have for at least 3 years according to a two teacher friends of mine) only in a few parts of the country do they have too many secondary school teachers.

So if you want to be a Maths teacher in London you won't have a problem getting a job. Simply because so few people do Maths degrees.

[NotAllThere]

History is fine. Geography is a waste of space. No pun intended.

Of course, the psychic teachers saw it coming and switched three years ago to alternative career options.

[bellymonster]

But one of Labours new policies - should they get re-elected - is to turn Britain into a high tech economy.

How does sacking science teachers fit in with this?