TesMedia coverage · 6 Dec 2024the most common reason for leaving (cited by 81 former registrants) was problems with securing a post
GTCS research on 4,815 people who left the register Aug 2022–Mar 2024: after retirement, the most common 'other' reason was problems securing a post. Tes set this against just 16.6% of new primary teachers holding permanent posts in 2023.
Recorded wording
the most common reason for leaving (cited by 81 former registrants) was problems with securing a post
- Original source
- The reasons Scottish teachers give for leaving the profession
- Statistical series
- GTCS survey (not the school census)
- Source check recorded
- 24 Sept 2026
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