Scottish GovernmentGovernment · 17 Apr 2025
The management of supply lists is impacting on the offer of permanent posts, with only those teachers nearing permanency getting an offer.
Minutes (COSLA attending) record a 7% rise in teachers on supply lists from 2023 to 2024, with supply-list management limiting permanent offers. The group advised cutting primary ITE targets by 5% in 2025/26 and 10% in 2026/27.
COSLAPeople named: Stuart Robb
Recorded wording
The management of supply lists is impacting on the offer of permanent posts, with only those teachers nearing permanency getting an offer.
- Original source
- Teacher Workforce Planning Advisory Group minutes: October 2024
- Source check recorded
- 24 Sept 2026
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