Contracts of 725 primary school teachers not renewed
6 years, 6 months ago

Contracts of 725 primary school teachers not renewed

The Hindu  

Contracts of 725 primary school teachers employed with the North Corporation have not been renewed this year because there is a surplus of employed teachers, said a government official on Wednesday. ‘Numbers are faulty’ “The corporation’s numbers are faulty,” said Jitendra Verma, member of Samvida Shikshak Parivar Kalyan Samiti — a contract teachers union member, who met North Corporation Mayor Adesh Gupta on Wednesday. “About 450 teachers are getting promoted through the Trained Graduate Teacher mode and they have sent a notification for the recruitment of 1,490 teachers through Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board, then how can they say there is no vacancy,” asked Kamaljit Singh, a member of the teachers union. The demand for teachers has For instance, as of August last year, the total number of students enrolled were 2,98,000.

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More than 80,000 headmasters, assistant teachers posts vacant: UP government
11 months, 1 week ago

More than 80,000 headmasters, assistant teachers posts vacant: UP government

India Today  

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Increase in number of teachers leaving profession ‘hugely concerning’
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Increase in number of teachers leaving profession ‘hugely concerning’

The Independent  

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NEP 2020 is silent on the contract teacher system | Opinion
4 years, 4 months ago

NEP 2020 is silent on the contract teacher system | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

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8,000 teachers write to Amit Shah for 3 months salary
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8,000 teachers write to Amit Shah for 3 months salary

India TV News  

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8,000 north MCD teachers on Covid-19 duty not paid salary for three months
4 years, 7 months ago

8,000 north MCD teachers on Covid-19 duty not paid salary for three months

Hindustan Times  

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Sharp growth in people leaving current jobs to become primary school teachers
5 years, 4 months ago

Sharp growth in people leaving current jobs to become primary school teachers

NL Times  

The number of people who want to be retrained as a teacher in primary education more than doubled this year. In 2018 around 450 people signed up to be retrained as a primary school teacher, this year there were nearly 1,100, the national organization for teacher education in primary education LOBO said to NOS on Monday. The figures were inventoried …

Shortage of primary teachers is getting worse, warns professional body
5 years, 6 months ago

Shortage of primary teachers is getting worse, warns professional body

Dutch News  

The national shortage of teaching staff is expected to worsen next year, with around 1,400 vacancies unfilled when children return to school after the summer holidays. Rina den Besten, of the primary school council PO-Raad, said half of all school boards anticipated having to cancel classes during the year and one in four would have to use non-teaching staff to …

Shortage of primary teachers is getting worse, warns professional body
5 years, 6 months ago

Shortage of primary teachers is getting worse, warns professional body

Dutch News  

The national shortage of teaching staff is expected to worsen next year, with around 1,400 vacancies unfilled when children return to school after the summer holidays. Rina den Besten, of the primary school council PO-Raad, said half of all school boards anticipated having to cancel classes during the year and one in four would have to use non-teaching staff to …

45% shortage of teachers in govt schools
6 years ago

45% shortage of teachers in govt schools

India Today  

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