Former teachers encouraged to return to classrooms in Warwickshire
It's part of a government scheme to combat lost learning due to the pandemic
Former qualified teachers are being encouraged to return to the classroom in Warwickshire as the council backs a government scheme to combat children's lost learning caused by the pandemic.
Residents who have previously worked as teachers are being encouraged to return to the profession to support the educational recovery.
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is backing a Department for Education (DfE) initiative to encourage former teachers to return to the classroom to help ensure that children and young people do not lose any more of their access to face-to-face education.
The type of people who the council is looking for are:
• Retired teachers
• Retired OFSTED inspectors
• Teachers taking a career break
• Early Career Framework (ECF) teachers that may not yet have secured a position in schools
• Those that have been teaching overseas but have now returned to the UK.
In Warwickshire, former qualified teachers who are interested in returning to the classroom are strongly encouraged to register with their local schools. This will enable them to be called upon in the event of continued staff absences as a result of the pandemic.
Cllr Jeff Morgan, Warwickshire County Council Portfolio Holder for Children, Families and Education, said: “We all have lost so much, in one way or another, as a result of the Covid pandemic and national lockdowns. That loss has been acutely felt by the County’s children and young people who have repeatedly lost their access to face-to-face education as a result of these lockdowns.
“This campaign, encouraging our former teachers to answer the call of the profession and return to the classrooms, is essential if we are to ensure that our children and young people do not lose out further. They need routine and consistency and we want to support our schools to be able to deliver that for them”.