Issue - meetings

(Report to Follow)

(Director of Education, Children’s Services and Libraries – Human Resources)

The Human Resources Manager (Education, Children’s Services and Libraries) presented the report from the Director of Education, Children’s Services and Libraries updating the Sub-Committee on the initiatives underway and plans for the future to aid the recruitment and retention of teachers in the Borough.

Bracknell Forest was running its third Return to Teaching Course in the summer of 2007.  The course required 15 attendees before the Training and Development Agency for schools would fund the course, with 12 applications already received it was expected that the course would be running in 2007.  It was also being investigated with Oxford Brookes University whether the course could count towards an MA should teachers wish to study for this qualification at a later date.

Newly qualified teachers were invited to apply to Bracknell Forest’s Primary Pool online and would be considered by all primary schools for suitable vacancies.  In 2006, 18 teachers were appointed to positions in Bracknell Forest.  In 2007 centralised applications would also be accepted for secondary newly qualified teachers.

The Chairman thanked Jo Rayner, Recruitment Strategy Manager for her hard work and the success achieved in the recruitment of teachers in Bracknell Forest.

RESOLVED that the actions being taken to assist with the recruitment and retention of teaching and other school staff in the Borough be noted.