EISUnions · 9 Dec 2025the high level of employment precarity for newly qualified and recently qualified teachers is a national scandal
EIS says new statistics show the 2021 pledge of 3,500 extra teachers has failed: Scotland has almost 1,000 fewer teachers than when it was made, over 4,000 short. It calls precarity for new teachers 'a national scandal'.
People named: Andrea Bradley
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the high level of employment precarity for newly qualified and recently qualified teachers is a national scandal
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- Flurry of Education stats reveals failures on teacher numbers commitment
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- 24 Sept 2026
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