Welcome; bon voyage!Welcome; bon voyage
Anthony Finn, CEO, GTCS
The latest recruits to the Teacher Induction Scheme begin their journey, while those leaving the scheme look to the next stage.
"A warm welcome to over 3,000 new recruits to the Teacher Induction Scheme"
As we begin another school session, we offer a warm welcome to the teaching profession to over 3,000 new recruits to the Teacher Induction Scheme; a smaller group will seek to gain the Standard for Full Registration by the less formal, "flexible route" and you are equally welcome.
We hope that you all will find your probation period to be both valuable and constructive. As you may know, the Teacher Induction Scheme is now attracting considerable interest from other countries and has, indeed, been described as world class by international analysts. In addition, staff working for authorities and schools are now very experienced in supporting and mentoring new teachers and past experience suggests that our new colleagues can expect the next session to be stimulating and enjoyable - and also quite challenging and very tiring! The Induction Scheme will, however, provide a very positive, and supportive, initiation into the teaching profession in Scotland.
Although you can expect to work hard and to learn a lot, please also remember to ensure that you have a balance in your life. Teaching can become all-absorbing but you will be a better teacher if you maintain other interests. So, keep doing the things which make you the person you are - don't forget that teaching, however important, is still a job!
"Congratulations to those colleagues who have now completed their probation"
We also offer our congratulations to those colleagues who have now completed their probation, attaining the Standard for Full Registration in July 2009. You are now fully registered and you should be very proud of your achievements to date. You have much to offer pupils and the wider profession but, as I am sure you are aware, you should expect to keep learning for the rest of your career. This will help you to become as good a teacher as you can be.
I know that many of you have now secured posts for next session and you will no doubt be looking forward to being in charge of your own pupils. Of course, given current problems, not everyone is so fortunate, although we do believe that things will get better - the age profile of teachers shows that there may be another staff shortage coming! If you have a permanent job, try to apply what you have learned in your new post; if you are in a temporary or supply job, remember that you can still build up skills and experience which will be valuable to you in your application for jobs and will stand you in good stead later in your career.
Above all, enjoy teaching. It is a noble profession and there is great satisfaction, both professional and personal, in seeing pupils, whom you have worked hard to motivate, begin to enjoy learning, make good progress, and succeed in reaching the standard you have set for them.
Good luck to you all in session 2009-2010.
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would like to knowthe GTCS view on this scenario. I agree with Steve its a last option!
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