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Why getting teacher recruitment right is proving so difficult

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Tes · 27 Jan 2023

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TesMedia coverage · 27 Jan 2023

The more confident councils are in their budgets, the more permanent contracts there will be.

Analysis of GTCS data: only 20% of new primary teachers had permanent posts in September 2022 (58% in 2017) and 50% of secondary (59%), with shortage subjects faring better; teacher numbers fell by 92 in 2022.

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People named: Graham Donaldson, Nicola Sturgeon, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kathleen Robertson

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The more confident councils are in their budgets, the more permanent contracts there will be.

Original source: Why getting teacher recruitment right is proving so difficult
Statistical series: GTCS survey (not the school census)
Source check recorded: 24 Sept 2026

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