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Scottish Teachers for Permanence / Get involved
Good teaching.
Stable work.
Your voice.
Ask your MSP what they will do about insecure teaching work. Write as a teacher, a parent or someone who wants stable staffing in Scotland’s schools.
Put it in writing.
A personal letter to an MSP, sent from your own email.
Keep it moving.
Share their reply privately and help us record what follows.
A letter is a place to start
You bring the words.
We’ll help with
the evidence.
Choose a starting point, find your MSP and make the letter your own. Add as many sourced facts as you want. No account needed.
A starting point — made personal by you
Dear MSP,
I am writing about stable teaching work in Scotland.
Your connection to the area.
Your reasons for writing.
The evidence you want to include.
Your reasons for writing.
The evidence you want to include.
What steps will you take to support stable contracts, predictable work and secure incomes?
Yours sincerely,
Your name
Find your way to help
A little time.
A useful contribution.
There’s more than one way to make the case. Choose something that works for you.
01
Take part in research
Find open surveys and check who each one is for.
02Share a teacher experience
Tell us privately what insecure teaching work has meant for you.
03Pass the case on
Download the briefing and share campaign materials.
04Give some time
Explore defined tasks for approved campaign members.
05Stay involved
See membership availability and options for campaign updates.
06Ask the next question
Suggest an FOI for STfP to review, send and follow up.
What comes back matters
A reply can be
the next beginning.
As supporters share replies, reviewed summaries will appear here with their permission. Original correspondence stays private.
Share an MSP replyOur demands
What we’re calling for
- 01
One jointly funded plan for secure teaching jobs
The Scottish Government, COSLA and councils should agree who pays for and delivers secure jobs, and report progress in public.
- 02
A fair route to permanent work for experienced teachers
Secure jobs, including permanent supply roles, should be open to teachers at every stage of their career, not only to new entrants.
- 03
Count every qualified teacher looking for work
Publish how many qualified teachers are seeking work, how much work they get and how much more they want.
- 04
A jobs guarantee that includes teachers already seeking work
The planned three-year guarantee should create extra secure posts, protect induction and treat experienced teachers fairly.
- 05
Train new teachers in line with funded jobs
Decisions on how many teachers to train should reflect funded posts, local needs and the teachers already seeking work.