Sceptical ScotMedia coverage · 9 Jul 2021
Scotland must therefore wean itself off cheap probationers before even more damage is done.
Opinion piece arguing over-recruitment to teacher training lets councils rely on cheaper, government-funded probationers; notes 62% of new teachers lacked full-time permanent jobs and probationer numbers rising by 500 to 3,617, and urges more GTCS transparency.
People named: Ross Fulton
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Scotland must therefore wean itself off cheap probationers before even more damage is done.
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- Saturation point: why Scottish education needs fewer probation teachers
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- 24 Sept 2026
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