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Probationer year complete for the Class of 2018
Members of the teaching class of 2018 are celebrating after successfully completing their training year in North Lanarkshire schools.
A total of 207 people completed their probationery 12 months in primary and secondary schools and will start work in classrooms across the area in August.
Isabelle Boyd, assistant chief executive of education, youth and communities, said: “North Lanarkshire Council prides itself in providing sustainable and high quality professional learning opportunities for our new teachers.
“We have some incredibly talented new teachers coming to work in our schools throughout North Lanarkshire.
“They will have learned a great deal from spending the past year in our schools and gaining from the experiences of others who are employed in the teaching profession.
“Teaching is an incredibly rewarding career and can provide opportunities and experiences few other vocations can offer.”
Over the past few months the probationers had been working in small groups on a project exploring ways to use their professional learning to improve pupil learning.
The results were showcased at an event in the concert hall in Motherwell this month allowing them to share their findings with others in the learning community.
Ms Boyd added: “The event is a perfect culmination to a successful year, as the probationers moved towards the end of their induction process and on to secured teaching posts.
“We offered 144 probationers permanent contracts, while many others have obtained temporary employment.
“This continues to build on the success of figures from last year and the trend shows increasing numbers of probationers being retained post-probation.”
People interested in becoming a teacher can find information on the GTCS website www.gtcs. org.uk, and further information for students and probationers is available at www. in2teaching. org.uk