2026 manifesto source record
Conservative4 relevant source extracts currently included in the review, each linked to its PDF page.
Relevant manifesto extracts
PDF SHA-256 0a1fd1c60466… · 96 pages. This is a bounded source review, not a delivery assessment.
What the manifesto says
national workforce plan to restore Scottish education back to its world-leading reputation.
The same page links this plan to difficulty finding permanent employment. It proposes planning and recruitment measures, not an individual permanent-job guarantee.
Open official PDF at page 67These extracts were checked against the source PDF. The collection is focused on teacher employment and closely related staffing policy and should not be read as a complete summary of the party's education manifesto. Classification and campaign interpretation remain separate from the quoted source wording.
Earlier statements & coverage
Douglas Ross cited STfP’s probationer research. The First Minister referred to ministerial engagement with the campaign.
Scottish Parliament · 1 May 2025 · Scottish Teachers for Permanence
Miles Briggs cited the campaign for permanent employment in motion S6M-15060. The amended motion was not agreed to.
Scottish Parliament · 30 October 2024 · Scottish Teachers for Permanence
988 of 7,602 probationers from 2014–16 were not in Scottish schools the next year. Conservatives and Liberal Democrats pressed the government.
The Sunday Post · 6 May 2018 · Context
The first rise in teacher numbers for years. Opposition parties still cited the decade-long fall from 2007.
BBC Scotland · 13 December 2016 · Context
Teacher numbers were 50,717. Liz Smith said SNP promises were in tatters, citing thousands fewer teachers than in 2007.
BBC Scotland · 9 December 2015 · Context
GTCS figures showed 21% of new teachers without work. Labour called it casualisation; Conservatives called it a depressing message.
The Herald · 1 December 2008 · Context
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