Temp teacher job draws nearly 1,200 applicants

A TEMPORARY teaching job at a Dublin school attracted nearly 1,200 applications from qualified graduates, it emerged last night.

Fine Gael has seized on the revelation and suggested the number of applicants highlighted the growing crisis facing teacher training graduates because of continued education cutbacks.

The 850 postal applications and 300-plus email responses were sent to St Olaf’s National School in Dundrum, which advertised a temporary job last month to cover a career break for one of its staff.