October 24, 2022 – Government of PEI: There were a lot of people stepping inside Island classrooms for the first time last month – but it wasn’t only students. “We’ve hired over 50 French teachers,” says Angie MacCaull, Human Resource Manager for the Public Schools Branch.
Earlier this year, the Province made a targeted effort to recruit French teachers to PEI after recognizing a shortage of French educators throughout Canada. Working with both the French and English school authorities, PEI made recruitment and retention of French teachers a priority.
“It’s a very competitive market, so we wanted to ensure we got ahead of things and started to actively recruit.”
Through a series of job fairs at universities and promoted job advertisements, the PSB was able to reach French teachers across the country – educators who can teach French immersion and core French classes at all grade levels.
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