Transfers of primary school teachers suspended ahead of 14,384 new recruits

The government has suspended transfers of government primary school teachers ahead of the placement of 14,384 newly recruited assistant teachers.

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj announced the decision at a press conference at the Secretariat. The suspension is formally due to take effect on September 8, though Hajjaj said he would try to complete the necessary paperwork and signatures sooner.

Journalists questioned why the suspension could not begin immediately, warning that leaving the process open for another day could allow last-minute transfers and dealings. Hajjaj said administrative procedures meant the files still needed to be processed, but he would seek to speed them up.

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All transfers are now suspended because of the new recruitment of more than 14,000 (14,384)

He described the suspension as temporary and said transfers would resume after the newly recruited teachers had been placed. Asked whether the current policy would continue, Hajjaj said the government would decide later. “After transfers resume, whether they will be conducted under the existing policy or under a different system will be communicated at that time,” he said.

Hajjaj stressed that no decision had yet been made to change the existing transfer system.

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After transfers resume, whether they will be conducted under the existing policy or under a different system will be communicated at that time