'They' are crying out for Maths teachers. Most vacancies now are temporary and still gets 40 applicants, mainly unemployed newly qualified teachers plus some older experienced teachers like me; I usually get shortlisted and turn up on the day to face 6-8 other candidates, I deliver a good lesson and have a good interview but always lose out to NQTs who of course are a lot cheaper. Happens most years now but I usually get something temporary by January. I'm also going to try supply now but it means forking out for CRB checks with each agency even though I've got several that are still within date. What a rip-off.