Deon, Reader's Comment, A little respect: attracting top teachers is not rocket

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After eight years of casual teaching at the same school, I was refused the opportunity to re-train for Special Ed - and to gain permanent status.

I finished a diploma in education in 1998.

I was really fired up to research and teach.

I wasn't drawn into the system because my method was Visual Arts, which means there are plenty of them.

So I was told that I would have to teach casually or go to the country.

I was a mature age teacher at 50, just starting teaching.

After 8 years casual teaching at the same school, a retraining scheme came up with the department to teach Special Ed as they had a shortage- this would have been an opportunity to gain permanent teaching and fill the shortage.

I was refused because I only had casual status.

I had been at this school for 8 years and was refused the initiative because of policy.

I have now left teaching in disgust at the treatment of casual staff.