THERE was a time when student teachers were assured of a school placement on graduation. Schools were fully staffed, and a list of those available for casual relief placement was retained for immediate school reference.
Sadly those days are in the past and it could be asserted that staff shortage problems have been fuelled by the education department administration itself. Teachers now find themselves swamped by exhaustive compliance and administration demands on data collection, with accountability needs leading to cumbersome paperwork after the once-expert services that completed this were withdrawn.
