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Jamaicans could be affected by UK teacher redundancy
Instead of poaching teachers from Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean as it did in the early 2000, Britain is now set to make the positions of hundreds of teachers redundant along with the slashing a range of subject from the curriculum.
The twist in circumstances comes as head teachers in England anticipate massive government budget cuts.
Reports out of Britain are that head teachers have been advised to consider axing subjects taken by a small number of students as they are no longer cost effective.
The budgets of schools in Britain will come under increasing pressure and scrutiny, as the government is set to announce the outcome of its comprehensive spending review next month.
As far back as 2002, developing countries including Jamaica saw their classrooms being raided by British Teacher Recruitment Agency to fill staff shortages in England.
At the time the country's Education Minister expressed concern that Jamaica was losing its most experienced and qualified teacher with 600 recruited in one year, when Britain issued some 6,000 work permits to teachers outside the UK that year.
While the axing of British teachers looms, its uncertain how many of the recruited Jamaican and other Caribbean teachers will be affected.
Instead of poaching teachers from Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean as it did in the early 2000, Britain is now set to make the positions of hundreds of teachers redundant along with the slashing a range of subject from the curriculum.
The twist in circumstances comes as head teachers in England anticipate massive government budget cuts.
Reports out of Britain are that head teachers have been advised to consider axing subjects taken by a small number of students as they are no longer cost effective.
The budgets of schools in Britain will come under increasing pressure and scrutiny, as the government is set to announce the outcome of its comprehensive spending review next month.
As far back as 2002, developing countries including Jamaica saw their classrooms being raided by British Teacher Recruitment Agency to fill staff shortages in England.
At the time the country's Education Minister expressed concern that Jamaica was losing its most experienced and qualified teacher with 600 recruited in one year, when Britain issued some 6,000 work permits to teachers outside the UK that year.
While the axing of British teachers looms, its uncertain how many of the recruited Jamaican and other Caribbean teachers will be affected.
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