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MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1987

PLACEMENT OF REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN PROGRESS

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ABOUT 200 OF THE 400 REDUNDANT AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS REGISTERED WITH THE PLACEMENT SERVICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PLACED IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS SINCE THE PLACEMENT SERVICE THIS YEAR BEGAN LAST MONTH.

THE ANNUAL EXERCISE OF PLACING REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN NEW POSTS WAS EXPECTED TO TAKE AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH TO COMPLETE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

TO SPEED UP THE PLACEMENT EXERCISE, THE SPOKESMAN URGED ALL AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL SUPERVISORS TO REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICES ALL AVAILABLE TEACHING VACANCIES IN THEIR SCHOOLS, ARISING FROM NEW CLASSES, WASTAGE AND RETIREMENT.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO CALLED ON THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT TO ACCEPT REDUNDANT TEACHERS REFERRED BY THE PLACEMENT SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT IN FILLING THEIR VACANCIES.

"WITHOUT THE FULL SUPPORT

FROM SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THE PLACEMENT SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT TO PLACE ALL REDUNDANT TEACHERS AT AN EARLY DATE.

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AS A RESULT, TEACHING VACANCIES IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FROZEN," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THAT THEY

IN THIS CONNECTION, SCHOOL SUPERVISORS ARE REMINDED SHOULD NOT ENTER INTO ANY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH OTHER TEACHERS BEFORE THE PLACEMENT SERVICE HAS COMPLETED ITS TASK.

FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT HAS CARRIED OUT THE

ANNUAL EXERCISE OF HELPING TO PLACE TEACHERS IN NEW JOBS BECAUSE OF A SCHOOL AGE AND A SHIFT OF POPULATION TOWNS.

REDUNDANT AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL DROP IN POPULATION OF PRIMARY FROM URBAN AREAS ΤΟ THE NEW

BETWEEN 1975 AND 1986, ABOUT 4,500 AFFECTED TEACHERS WERE HELPED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO SECURE ALTERNATIVE TEACHING POSTS.

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