A selection of the latest education news and jobs from around the world:
Editorial
The UK’s InTuition Magazine has this month reported that 632,000 jobs will need to be filled in the Further Education sector by 2027. With competition from other sectors challenging recruitment drives, the ETF Foundation are lobbying for a strategic approach to teacher recruitment, and seem interested in expanding their ‘Taking Teaching Further’ recruitment initiative. If successful, the initiative could support colleges in filling staff shortages and create new teacher training opportunities for experienced educators.
The report also found that around half of the FE jobs advertised in Q4 2021 were part-time, rather than full-time. The unusually high ratio of part-time jobs could be due to the nature of the sector, which is more dependent on professionals picking up an extra gig than maintained schools. Hypothetically, college leaders may also be developing a tendency to pursue low-budget solutions to staff-shortages rather than offering full-time and permanent contracts to staff.
One of the key challenges in the recruitment drive of the coming years will be the UK’s demographic shift, as the baby boomers will increasingly enter retirement. The drop-off in available labour for colleges should be quite substantial, and it may take more than one initiative to combat changes to the sector.
Current Jobs (@pgcejobs.com)
Selwyn Hall School, Cambridge – Headteacher
GEMS Wellington Academy, Al Khail – Teacher of History
North Point Chinese Methodist Primary School – non-EDB NET
Petchey Academy, London – Religious Studies Teacher
Dubai International Academy, Emirates Hill – Physics Teacher (IBMYP / IBDP)
Lai Chi Kok Catholic Primary School – non-EDB NET
The Philippines School Dubai – Special Education Needs Teachers
Kwun Tong Maryknoll College – EDB Native-speaking English Teacher
Blossom House School – Post-16 Therapy Assistant
Newton International School Lagoon – School Counsellor
CCC Kei Long College – EDB NET
News
Around Africa
Nigeria: ASUU explains why it ended 8 month strike
Australia
Teacher vacancies hit 2,000 across New South Wales
China
Professor reflects on progress of Chinese higher education in his lifetime
Dubai and the UAE
Five fast facts on GEMS founder Sunny Varkey
The latest details on the sale of GEMS Education
Around the EU
Spain has the highest school dropout rate of EU countries
Hong Kong
Why are teachers giving up their careers in Hong Kong?
India
‘Choose France’ tour aims to attract Indian pupils to France
Russia
Fewer university dropouts as threat of military draft looms
Ukraine
Russian woman finds purpose teaching Ukrainian refugees
United Kingdom
ETF report finds that 632,000 further education jobs need to be filled by 2027
United States
5-year grants set aside for English Language teachers
$700 billion in planned aid ‘not nearly enough’
