A total of 195 newly-qualified teachers who have just completed their post-training probationary year in North Lanarkshire schools are to be offered contracts from August.The authority had seen its number of vacancies for permanent posts reduce for the forthcoming academic year – due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its “normal approach to workforce planning”, while a number of staff deferred their planned retirals to continue supporting pupils during nearly four months of home schooling.However, the new teachers have now been given full-time, fixed-term contracts after additional funding was made available, allowing the council to recruit more teachers to support schools in the year ahead.Education convener Councillor Frank.
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