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Schools start new year without headteachers
10:10pm Saturday 6th September 2008
Twenty schools in Sussex have started the new academic year without a permanent headteacher.
Teaching unions said shortages they predicted two years ago were beginning to have a major impact.
They said a large generation of heads were all retiring around the same time and replacements were becoming hard to find because few teachers were willing to take on the stresses and strains of the position.
The vacancies in Sussex have been caused through a mixture of retirements, illness or structural changes.
Most cannot be filled now until January, because of the notice senior teachers must give to move jobs, and are currently occupied by acting heads.
Several of the positions have already been advertised by their schools but no suitable candidates were found.
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Astonished, Brighton says...
7:15pm Sun 7 Sep 08
Acheron wrote:Rubbish! Main grade and UPS teachers have to give half a term's notice and teachers on the Leadership scale must give a term. Any teacher wishing to move schools after October half term, needed to submit their resignation by 31st August.
It's a minor point but all teachers have to give the same amount of notice, not just senior staff. Any currently unfilled positions will only be filled by returning teachers between now and January.Nice to have someone who knows how the education system works writing articles on it!
Foolish to criticise when you're wrong yourself!
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Acheron, Hove says...
9:17am Sun 7 Sep 08
Nice to have someone who knows how the education system works writing articles on it!