NQTs & Job bridge

Blinking_Badger

Hi all,

I am a NQT and have travelled to almost every school in my county armed with my CV and to date have not heard a thing back from any of them.

I'm considering job bridge in order to complete the probationary 300 hours-but to be honest working full time in a school only to earn 50euro a week more than Job Seekers Allowance does not fill me with the joys when you count in all the time, effort & stress associated with this.

Are other NQTs choosing this option? What's the general feeling out there?

Thanks,
BB

implausible

I don't know about the INTO, but I can tell you that the TUI have directed members not to co-operate with the scheme.

Blinking_Badger

Hi implausible,

Thanks for your post-I was under the impression that the unions had agreed to allow NQTs (post-primary) to use job bridge to build up their probationary hours-maybe I'm wrong on this??

BB

implausible

Possibly. I only posted because it was the recent subject of a TUI letter. The INTO could be different. I'm sure there's a member on here who will know.

gaeilgebeo

Blinking_Badger wrote: »

Hi implausible,

Thanks for your post-I was under the impression that the unions had agreed to allow NQTs (post-primary) to use job bridge to build up their probationary hours-maybe I'm wrong on this??

BB

I don't think many schools will be co-operating with this. I know the VEC I work for isn't offering positions under the scheme. I am a TUI member.

delta_bravo

Well the unions have done little for nqts really anyway from my experience at 2nd level.

The scheme doesn't have legs though in the education sector. It had to work under the premise that a school couldn't fill a post using it so it basically made it a pointless exercise.

Blinking_Badger

Thanks for the replies everyone.


BB

solerina

What are your subjects ??? In case anyone on here hears of any jobs going that might suit you

dambarude

It would appear from what I've seen first hand that many primary principals are all for Job Bridge. Beware.

Blinking_Badger

solerina wrote: »

What are your subjects ??? In case anyone on here hears of any jobs going that might suit you

My subjects are Biology & Science-apparently I can teach Maths to Junior Cert Level as well but have no experience of this.

BB

byhookorbycrook

dambarude wrote: »

It would appear from what I've seen first hand that many primary principals are all for Job Bridge. Beware.

Not the case where we are, thankfully.

Op ,you said "your county" could it be the case that a county a bit away has less teachers?Might be worth considering.

pooch90

My INTO rep has told us that the union is not issuing a directive RE JobBridge so basically they're letting them get away with it.
I think it's a disgusting proposal but many primary school principals are going to use it. A lot of teaching principals especially.