Principals will be forced to increase class sizes and scrap subjects because there are not enough teachers to fill vacancies days before classes start.
Three days before school starts principals are struggling to find enough temporary teachers to fill more than 1200 permanent vacancies. Principals this week will be forced to increase class sizes and scrap subjects because there are not enough teachers. The teacher shortage is a full-blown crisis, according to NSW Secondary Principals Council president Craig Petersen. We are not heading towards a crisis, we are already in crisis, Mr Petersen said. The public school system was short 1250 permanent teachers at last count on Friday, January 15, although the government does not know how many principals have recently employed temporary or casual teachers as a stopgap measure.
Principals will be forced to increase class sizes and scrap subjects because there are not enough teachers to fill vacancies days before classes start.