Temporary Teacher get the BOOT
The recent post establishment revealed that some schools were in excess and others grew by a post/s. In order to ensure that permanent teachers in excess get work temporary teachers will have their contracts terminated as at the 31st of December 2009. What makes matters worst is the fact the Funda Lushaka students have priority over temporary teachers.The very cure for the low educator numbers is ironically now used to worsen the situation. Is this the ideal way for teachers to be rewarded at the end of the year especially during the festive period. For this reasons I am not surprised that educators flock away from the education field.
I pray that the department will finally get things right, if not for us then for the sake of our children.
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On the issue of Post establishment, I believe that educator-learner ratio should be revised to atleast 25/1, thus ensuring adequate implementation & facilitation of NCS consequently retaining most of the educators in the system. Pity we continuously seem to be led by 'exiled political cadres' who are hell-bend in advancing their cause - stagnancy.
ReplyDeleteI think it is the Dept's strategy to open up vacancies for the new graduates, because they were assured employment on completion as one of the carrot-dangling ploy to lure learners to register teaching at institutions of higher learning. Lack of appropriate remuneration and recognition of experienced & senior educators make them a mockery of most recent 'Fundza Lushaka' graduates.