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Willie Rennie She highlights the huge amount of funding the government give to cover tuition fees and probation year… which is essentially being flushed down the toilet each year when these teachers are then not employed. How is that a good use of government funding?! Why let it continue?

🔴 Exclusive: SNP told universities they could 'over-recruit' student primary teachers despite job shortages, via Calum Ross scotsman.com/education/snp-…

Universities should not be financially motivated to take on more students than needed, as this has created an impossible job market for qualified teachers amidst a background of local authority cuts.

In an FOI received by us on the 20th November, Glasgow City Council admits they don’t track class sizes. Yet they push ahead with cutting teacher numbers. How can they assess the impact? Scotland’s pupils and teachers deserve better

🔴 FOI & Data Reveal £43m Estimated Loss Linked to TIS Scheme 🔴 We recently submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Scottish Government to uncover costs associated with the Teacher Induction Scheme (TIS). While the FOI provided limited new information, we

📉 We are estimating that the Scottish Government is losing up to £43m due to the Teacher Induction Scheme (TIS) not leading to permanent posts. 🏫 This is based on real data from the FOI and official stats. The lack of permanent contracts is wasting public funds and leaving

We will be watching closely at the budget tomorrow to see what support will be given for the teacher employment crisis Scotland is currently facing - amongst a wave of other issues within education.

Shona Robison MSP has pledged £29m for an additional support needs (ASN) plan, focusing on training teachers to specialise in ASN. While it’s positive to see ASN education on the agenda, this funding is inadequate and lacks a genuine strategy to improve the system. Here’s why:

The Scottish 2024 budget offers no support for the thousands of teachers struggling to find work, let alone secure permanent contracts

An extra £69m was announced by Jenny Gilruth yesterday so councils can employ more teachers The announcement came in the wake of new stats showing teacher numbers down over 600 on last year And just 13% of new primary teachers secured permanent jobs tes.com/magazine/news/…

Celebrate your progress! 🎉

We were mentioned in the Scottish Parliament yesterday during Jenny Gilruth’s statement. However, words alone won’t bring change. Until we see real, concrete action, we will keep moving forward with the same determination to build a Scottish education system that works for

🚨 DECEMBER 2024 UPDATED SUPPLY WORK SURVEY REPORT 🚨 In October, we conducted our first survey, which gained significant attention and was even raised in parliament 🏛️. It revealed a stark employment crisis facing supply teachers across Scotland. To keep track of teachers’

Merry Christmas from Scottish Teachers for Permanence! 🎄✨ As 2024 draws to a close, we want to reflect on an incredible few months since going public in August: •Featured on STV News, The Herald, The Scotsman, Go Radio, and Clyde 1 📺 •Launched our website 🌐 •Submitted

The shortage of permanent teaching positions across Scotland involves both local councils and the Scottish Government. While councils make staffing decisions, these are heavily influenced by the funding and priorities set by the government. Between 2023 and 2024, Scotland lost

🎉 Happy New Year... Guess who's back?! (sound of panic buttons being smashed at Scottish Government HQ) ✨ 2025: Where Scottish teachers are: •Collecting zero-hour contracts like Scottish Government collects excuses •Playing 'Musical Schools' across 3 councils (fun game, 10/10 would not

Yesterday, Jenny Gilruth said in parliament that supply was a choice for many teachers in Scotland. Today, we asked 787 supply teachers if this was true. 97% of them told us that they rather not be on supply.

This note was written by a pupil, worried their teacher wouldn’t be back after summer. They were right. Due to a lack of permanent jobs—and councils’ reliance on casual supply staff and fixed-term contracts—this teacher, like many others, had to leave. Some are made to

Being in this position is dreadful… we put our all into getting to know and supporting children🤍 Pupils don’t understand why you have to leave. The negative impact that lack of consistency/pupils losing someone, who has understood and supported them, can be detrimental.

🚨We submitted FOI requests to every single council in Scotland to find out how many teachers are on supply contracts🚨 Here’s what we found: Supply Teachers by Year: 2017: 6,052 2018: 6,563 2019: 6,648 2020: 7,137 2021: 8,800 2022: 10,583 2023: 11,027 2024: 11,145 That’s an