Erratic work opportunities leave Emma (22) far short of probation requirements [Independent.ie]
- Published: 25 April 2011
EMMA McCarthy qualified as a primary teacher last summer, but she still needs classroom experience to become a fully fledged member of the profession.
The 22-year-old Dubliner needs to complete a probationary period of a total of 170 days in school.
Within that, she must complete two blocks of 50 days each in one school, which could be covering for maternity leave or long-term illness.
But since September, Emma has found it impossible to get enough work to allow her to meet the probation requirements.
She is one of hundreds in the same position this year.
Her employment pattern has been erratic: a day substituting here, or a few days substituting there, in schools around the Stillorgan-Blackrock area where she lives.
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