Parents of Lanarkshire primary pupils protest over recruitment delay

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Families campaigning for the appointment of a primary head teacher to fill a long-standing vacancy have criticised North Lanarkshire Council for advertising other posts across the authority while leaving their school “in a state of uncertainty”.

Chryston Primary’s former head retired in December 2020 and with the local authority citing challenging recruitment circumstances in saying they were “unable to appoint a suitable [replacement]”, the school has since been overseen by the head of neighbouring Chryston High – with education officials now consulting on making the dual-responsibility post a permanent arrangement.

Parents say that last year’s original failure to find a new primary head teacher has ”allowed the council to force through a multi-establishment leadership model” (MELM), and were angered to see the authority advertising five other primary headships across the area while they continue to wait for an outcome.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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