The HeraldMedia coverage · 29 Aug 2026job insecurity for early career teachers has been normalised in Scotland
Official post-probationer data showed only 24% of the 2024/25 cohort found permanent work in their first year, down from 58% in 2016/17; only three councils now hire more NQTs permanently than temporarily.
People named: Seamus Searson
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job insecurity for early career teachers has been normalised in Scotland
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- Newly qualified teachers unlikely to find permanent work
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- 24 Sept 2026
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