JUNIOR TEACHERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22719, 4 November 1935, Page 16

JUNIOR TEACHERS

PLAN FOR ABSORPTION (Per United Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH, November 2. The Minister of Education (Mr S. G. Smith) announced that the following scheme for the employment of junior teachers had been approved for the year beginning February 1, 1936. Students leaving the training colleges on December 31 next will be employed as probationary assistants at the ordinary schedule rate of salary for probationary assistants. The remainder _of the positions scheduled as probationary assistants’ positions will be filled by substituted assistants at the salary of Grade 1. Teachers employed as relieving teachers will be paid according to the scale for relieving teachers. Certificated teachers in Grade 0 schools will be paid at the scale rate for relieving teachers. Of the remaining teachers, a certain number will be approved under the ordinary regulations as additional assistants at the salary of Grade 1, and the surplus will be employed where most urgently required, and paid at the scale rate of relieving teachers.