The CourierMedia coverage · 28 Jun 2021They are now destined to spend at least the next year scrabbling around for short term contracts and supply roles.
Probationers in Dundee and Fife failed to secure permanent posts despite a government pledge on teacher recruitment; only seven were offered Dundee jobs, and Willie Rennie said Fife had promised opportunities beyond the roles available.
Dundee
FifePeople named: Willie Rennie, Shelagh McLean, Shirley-Anne Somerville
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They are now destined to spend at least the next year scrabbling around for short term contracts and supply roles.
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- ‘Like lambs to the slaughter’: Concerns over lack of permanent jobs offered to newly qualified teachers
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- 24 Sept 2026
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