Shetland NewsMedia coverage · 13 Mar 2026Why are you needing to grow your own primary teachers when there’s no work for them?
A relative of a Shetland supply teacher said local qualified teachers stuck on supply were losing out on permanent posts, questioning the council's 'grow our own' scheme; the SIC defended its recruitment and pointed to an ageing workforce.
ShetlandPeople named: Samantha Flaws
Recorded wording
Why are you needing to grow your own primary teachers when there’s no work for them?
- Original source
- ‘It’s very disheartening’ – relative claims isles teachers being passed over for full-time jobs
- Source check recorded
- 24 Sept 2026
Curated coverage. Inclusion records what this source says; it does not establish that a promise was delivered or that every claim in the source is correct.
Open original source (opens in a new tab)