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| Millions 'wasted' on new teachers | Millions 'wasted' on new teachers |
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| More than £60m has been spent training teachers who have little or no work, according to Scottish Labour. | More than £60m has been spent training teachers who have little or no work, according to Scottish Labour. |
| Last month a survey indicated only one in seven who qualified in Scotland this summer had obtained permanent posts. | |
| Labour, which has calculated the cost of teacher training, said talent and taxpayers' money was being wasted. | |
| The Scottish Government said councils had been given money to reduce class sizes, which should create more positions for teachers. | The Scottish Government said councils had been given money to reduce class sizes, which should create more positions for teachers. |
| Government figures obtained by Labour party indicate the cost of all those qualifying this summer amounted to almost £85m. | Government figures obtained by Labour party indicate the cost of all those qualifying this summer amounted to almost £85m. |
| Just over £50m was attributed to training courses of either one year or four years. | Just over £50m was attributed to training courses of either one year or four years. |
| The induction scheme, whereby teachers spend a year in a school as probationers after initial training, cost a further £34.5m. | The induction scheme, whereby teachers spend a year in a school as probationers after initial training, cost a further £34.5m. |
| There are a pool of people who are being lost to teaching because there is no work for them Drew MaurinceEIS teaching union | There are a pool of people who are being lost to teaching because there is no work for them Drew MaurinceEIS teaching union |
| With only one in seven secured a permanent post, the implication is that the cost of training teachers who have been unable to secure permanent employment, amounts to about £60m. | With only one in seven secured a permanent post, the implication is that the cost of training teachers who have been unable to secure permanent employment, amounts to about £60m. |
| Some teachers have told the BBC they do not wish to highlight their plight in case they are branded troublemakers by local authorities who control recruitment in schools. | Some teachers have told the BBC they do not wish to highlight their plight in case they are branded troublemakers by local authorities who control recruitment in schools. |
| One teacher, who did not wish to be named said: "I know people who've had to quit teaching because they can't support them. | One teacher, who did not wish to be named said: "I know people who've had to quit teaching because they can't support them. |
| "They might get some work off and on but it's not enough for people who've got young families It just seems an absolute waste after four years on a course. | "They might get some work off and on but it's not enough for people who've got young families It just seems an absolute waste after four years on a course. |
| "The issue isn't just about new teachers not getting work. It's about those who qualified last year and the years before. There are far more of us than people realise." | "The issue isn't just about new teachers not getting work. It's about those who qualified last year and the years before. There are far more of us than people realise." |
| 'Wasted talent' | 'Wasted talent' |
| Labour's education spokewoman Rhona Brankin accused the SNP of breaking a manifesto promise to maintain teacher numbers. | Labour's education spokewoman Rhona Brankin accused the SNP of breaking a manifesto promise to maintain teacher numbers. |
| "In two years they have cut 1,000 teaching posts. That is unacceptable. It is a huge waste of talent," she said. | "In two years they have cut 1,000 teaching posts. That is unacceptable. It is a huge waste of talent," she said. |
| "It costs millions of pounds to train these teachers. We have a situation where hundreds of teachers are unemployed. It is heartbreaking for those young teachers and it's a gross loss to the education system. " | "It costs millions of pounds to train these teachers. We have a situation where hundreds of teachers are unemployed. It is heartbreaking for those young teachers and it's a gross loss to the education system. " |
| Drew Morrice of the EIS teaching union said ministers were aware of the problem, but more action was needed. | Drew Morrice of the EIS teaching union said ministers were aware of the problem, but more action was needed. |
| "When you see only one in seven achieving a permanent contract, it's very clear not enough is being done. There are a pool of people who are being lost to teaching because there is no work for them," he said. | "When you see only one in seven achieving a permanent contract, it's very clear not enough is being done. There are a pool of people who are being lost to teaching because there is no work for them," he said. |
| But schools minister Keith Brown insisted the government was taking the problem seriously. | But schools minister Keith Brown insisted the government was taking the problem seriously. |
| He said: "The cabinet secretary took early action as soon as we saw there were going to be more teachers than there were jobs by reducing the number of people going through training, but obviously that's a lead in time of a number of years. | He said: "The cabinet secretary took early action as soon as we saw there were going to be more teachers than there were jobs by reducing the number of people going through training, but obviously that's a lead in time of a number of years. |
| "We can take action to ensure the balance is as close as we can get it but it's not a definite finite calculation." | "We can take action to ensure the balance is as close as we can get it but it's not a definite finite calculation." |