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2026 manifesto source record
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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.
Before 2026
Scottish Parliament
In her statement on education statistics, Jenny Gilruth said 69% of probationers had found a teaching post in the following year, up from 65%, but that permanent posts needed sustained improvement. Opposition MSPs said teacher numbers remained at historic lows.
Alloa AdvertiserFOI figures from the Scottish Conservatives showed Clackmannanshire spent over £3.1m on school supply and support staff in three years, up almost £400,000 since 2020/21; the Scottish Government said over 80% of teachers remained in permanent posts.
ClackmannanshireScottish Parliament
+1Names STfP
At the education committee, convener Douglas Ross asked Jenny Gilruth when she had last met Scottish Teachers for Permanence. She said a meeting was scheduled, pointed to inconsistent council use of contracts and a 'huge overreliance on probation', and committed to a review.
COSLAScottish Parliament
+2Willie Rennie's Lib Dem debate (S6M-17669) called for a new teaching workforce plan. Jenny Gilruth announced a review of the teacher induction scheme and probationer allocation. The amended motion was agreed 89 to 23.
COSLAScottish ParliamentNames STfP
Douglas Ross cited STfP’s probationer research. The First Minister referred to ministerial engagement with the campaign.
HolyroodAfter census figures showed teacher numbers down 621 to 53,412 FTE, Anas Sarwar and Russell Findlay attacked the SNP record at FMQs; the First Minister pledged to restore numbers.
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