Big week for new probationer teachers taking up posts in the Highlands

A NEW cohort of probationer teachers were welcomed to the Highlands earlier this week. The region’s newly qualified teachers started work on Monday in schools across the region.

The probationer teachers’ induction event, which took place at Millburn Academy in Inverness, was the first of a wide range of professional learning events which run across the year, to support the needs of beginning teachers and their ongoing professional learning.

Welcoming the probationers, Nicky Grant, executive chief officer for education and learning said: “This has been an exciting week for all in education across Highland Council, starting with the improvements in our exam results across many measures and culminating in us welcoming our new probationers to their school communities.”

Cllr John Finlayson, chairman of the education committee added: “This is an exciting day for all of our new probationers, and it is also an exciting day for Highland Council as we welcome new teachers into our authority. Each and every one will be an asset to our Highland communities, and to the schools, children and families they will be working with over the next year.”

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