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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

'Huge win' for Upper Hunter with permanent teaching jobs secured

Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car and Premier Chris Minns. Picture by Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS

TEMPORARY teachers and school staff in the Upper Hunter are set to transition into permanent roles under an election promise from the Minns Labor Government.

The commitment will see 216 permanent positions sealed as part of 16,000 across the state and aims to turn around the workforce crisis in NSW public schools, which last year saw a record 1,854 teachers resign.

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