I agree GalleyHag - 10 months is a little shorter than I would have liked, but at the end of the day I think the experience would be worthwhile.
I had kinda figured that there would no way a permanent ongoing position would have been offered so I'd braced myself for 12 months or less.
Whilst there's no guarantee of anything at the end of it, I'm
hoping that I might have a foot in the door if something does come up later on, but I'm realistic
Anyway, at the moment its all still a big rumour until they actually give me something in writing!