2026 19 January 2026 In the media Teachers on supply list for years or leaving country due to job shortages 19 January 2026 In the media Gilruth wants primary teachers to move to secondary schools
19 January 2026 In the media Teachers need to relocate to where the jobs are, says Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth
2025 9 December 2025 Official statistics Pupil and teacher characteristics 2025 4 May 2025 In the media Schoolchildren suffering from stress due to an ever-changing cast of teachers
1 May 2025 In Parliament STfP’s probationer report raised at First Minister’s Questions
24 April 2025 In the media Scottish education ‘can’t thrive’ on short-term teacher contracts
22 April 2025 In the media Cuts to Scottish student teacher targets expected
27 January 2025 In the media Teacher numbers deal opens ‘backdoor avenues’ for cutting posts
2024 10 December 2024 Government Education Secretary confirms engagement with STfP 10 December 2024 Official statistics Summary statistics for schools in Scotland, 2024
15 November 2024 In the media Out-of-work primary teachers could train as ASN specialists
11 November 2024 In the media Primary ITE targets could be cut by a fifth to deal with oversupply
30 October 2024 In Parliament STfP cited in teacher-funding debate
29 October 2024 In the media I pull pints at football stadium as there are no teaching jobs
23 October 2024 In the media Drop-off rates following teacher induction ‘very high’
24 September 2024 In the media Teaching has become a precarious job
2023 5 January 2023 In the media Primary NQTs in secure work hits new low
2022 13 December 2022 In the media Big drop in post-probationers finding work in Scottish schools 19 August 2022 In the media Exclusive: Just half of new primary teachers expected to find work
12 August 2022 In the media I thought teaching was a secure career - I could now lose my home
2021 20 October 2021 In the media New teachers’ chances of permanent job ‘plummeting’ 8 July 2021 In the media Why I launched a campaign for teacher job security
8 July 2021 In the media Out-of-work teachers angry over 'waiting game' for jobs
30 March 2021 In the media 1,700 teachers without secure jobs demand action
18 March 2021 In the media Nicola Sturgeon challenged on Scotland's thousands of teachers on zero-hours contracts
2020 28 September 2020 In the media Teachers forced onto Universal Credit despite £75 million funding boost 7 July 2020 In the media Thousands of Scottish teachers ‘desperate for work’
19 June 2020 In the media Newly qualified teachers ‘treated like pawns’
19 June 2020 In the media Coronavirus: Fears over future of newly-qualified teachers
2019 10 December 2019 Official statistics Summary statistics for schools in Scotland, 2019
2018 6 May 2018 In the media Hundreds of new Scottish teachers are quitting… or moving abroad
2017 12 December 2017 Official statistics Summary statistics for schools in Scotland, 2017 1 June 2017 In the media John Swinney: cut to teacher training places ‘probably’ went too far
1 June 2017 In the media John Swinney concedes teacher training cuts ‘went too far’
2016 13 December 2016 In the media Swinney welcomes teacher numbers boost
2015 9 December 2015 In the media Ten Scottish councils employ fewer teachers than in 2014
2014 10 December 2014 Official statistics Summary statistics for schools in Scotland, 2014
2013 14 June 2013 In the media Scottish teacher job prospects continue to improve
2012 24 August 2012 In the media Probationers – go figure 15 June 2012 In the media Scottish teacher job prospects ‘improving’
15 June 2012 In the media Probationers fail to secure full-time jobs
2011 15 June 2011 In the media Fewer new Scottish teachers find permanent jobs 23 March 2011 In the media EIS teachers’ union reaches deal on conditions
3 January 2011 In the media Wendy Alexander MSP fears over teaching graduate jobs
2010 8 December 2010 In the media Scottish teacher numbers fall to record low 3 September 2010 In the media Delayed retirement not to blame for NQT jobs dearth
2 June 2010 In the media New teachers struggle to get jobs
2009 4 September 2009 In the media Pathway to permanent jobs blocked 27 August 2009 In the media School’s out for teachers with no posts available
3 June 2009 In the media Fewer teachers in permanent work
2008 1 December 2008 In the media One in five newly qualified teachers now unemployed 19 September 2008 In the media Turned off by jobs scare
30 August 2008 In the media People ‘scared off’ from teaching
