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Scottish schools face staffing 'merry-go-round' as requests for probationary teachers soar

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The Scotsman · 22 Jul 2023

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The ScotsmanMedia coverage · 22 Jul 2023

schools are stuck on an endless conveyor belt of temporary teachers

GTCS figures show councils' requests for secondary probationers rose 44% from 2017/18 to 2,189 for 2023/24. Requests rose 65% in Edinburgh and more than doubled in Midlothian, while many new teachers could not find work.

Edinburgh

Midlothian

Glasgow

Fife

Aberdeen City

Moray

Dundee

North Lanarkshire

South Ayrshire

COSLA

People named: Willie Rennie

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schools are stuck on an endless conveyor belt of temporary teachers

Original source: Scottish schools face staffing 'merry-go-round' as requests for probationary teachers soar
Statistical series: GTCS survey (not the school census)
Source check recorded: 24 Sept 2026

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