EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 2010 - Falkirk Council

Policy Name
PROPOSAL ON RECRUITMENT OF RETIRED TEACHERS TO SUPPLY WORK
Proposal on Recruitment of Retired Teachers (to supply work).
What is the aim, objective or purpose of the policy?
To ensure that Education Services have a clear policy on the recruitment of retired teachers.
Person(s) carrying out Assessment
Gary Greenhorn
Who implements the policy?
Education Services.
Who are the stakeholders or who is intended to benefit from the policy and in what way
(for example staff, service users, visitors)?
Newly qualified teachers (NQTs) are the main beneficiaries of this policy. This policy is
designed to provide NQTs with more opportunities to gain employment and more importantly
to gain teaching experience. This proposal enforces the aim of trying to maximise
employment opportunities for NQTs in order to ensure the teaching profession continued to
be refreshed and developed.
What data is available to facilitate the screening of the policy?
The policy ties into the Scottish Government's aims in relation to the teaching profession.
Review of other local authority policies have also been considered, for example, Fife Council.
Is there any evidence of higher or lower uptake or exclusion by any of the equality
strands?
Race - No
Gender - No
Disability – No
Age - No
Sexual Orientation - No
Religion/Belief - No
No specific evidence is available in relation to the uptake in relation to the equality strands.
The policy will cover all NQTs and ensure they gain the vital teaching experience necessary
to demonstrate the skills needed to gain a permanent teaching post.
There is the question as to where there would gender or age imbalance as anecdotal
evidence would suggest that many NQTs are younger and predominately female and those
retiring and therefore excluded would be within an older age bracket. Statistics of recent
NQTs in 2008/09 within Falkirk Council have shown that the majority have been female
(84%), however this is representative of the teaching population (which is 80% female and
20% male). However, in terms of age breakdown there is a more even split across age
groups, 20-24 (43%); 25-44 (38%); 45-54 (18.5%); and 55-64 (0.5%).
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