Primary principals demand early recruitment drive to stop new teachers going abroad 

Primary principals demand early recruitment drive to stop new teachers going abroad 

'We need all the teachers that are out there. We might need to look at recruiting them and giving them a fixed-term contract for their first year.' File photo: iStock

Recruitment for teachers for September 2023 needs to begin earlier, principals are warning, in order to hold on to as many newly-qualified graduates as possible.

Primary school principals want the early recruitment campaign for the next school year amidst “active recruitment” from other jurisdictions.

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