THERE are more than 2450 vacant permanent teaching positions in NSW public schools, and it's the children who are missing out, the NSW Teachers Federation (NSWTF) says.
Figures shared with NSW Parliament by education minister Sarah Mitchell show that in early October - the start of Term 4 - there were 21.6 teacher positions vacant across 26 schools in the Wallsend electorate; 28.5 across 28 schools in the Charlestown electorate; 17.9 across 19 schools in the Newcastle electorate; and 23.4 across 20 schools in the Maitland electorate.
