UNEMPLOYED TEACHERS

Northern Advocate, 1 February 1930, Page 10

UNEMPLOYED TEACHERS

UNENVIABLE PROSPECTS. GLOOMY FORECAST. BOARD DOING ITS BEST. (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. E'aced with the prospect of having to accept temporary relieving work, or of being out of employment altogether, many young teachers in the Auckland district, who have completed their period of training, will be in an unenviable position during the coming year.

According to the officials of the Auckland Education Board, the present year will be the worst yet experienced with regard to the placing of these teachers. A few of those who have completed their probationary period have, succeeded in obtaining permanent positions. There arc only a limited number of relieving positions available, and it is feared there will be no work at all for some applicants. Women -teachers will be the ones mainly affected by (he shortage of pesi-1 lions..

The service offers good opportunities to men willing to do their share of work in the country. Such positions as at many side-charge schools in the country are open to men teachers, but are not suitable for women. It is practically certain that positions, cither permanent or temporary, wifi be found for all the young men offering. A continual stream >of applicants for work has been entering the board’s offices during the past few days, and it is noticeable that the vast majority of those are women, or really girls. It is not a happy prospect for girls who have given four years to their training and have practically unsuited themselves for any other business oceupaton. They realise the board Is doing everything in its power to place them, and they accept the position philosophically. To many it scorns a far cry to the days when teaching will be considered a very suitable profession fur girls, and when the service can be entered with the assurance that, continued employment will bo offering.