Anonymous teacher accountNº 082

After completing my probation year in 2022 I applied to be put on the East Dunbartonshire supply list. That in itself was a nightmare as there was no one working in the role of looking at applications between June and October of that year. I had to tweet the council as was the only way to get a reply from them.

Story 82

Employment situation
Supply
Teaching experience
1–5 years
Age
30s

After completing my probation year in 2022 I applied to be put on the East Dunbartonshire supply list. That in itself was a nightmare as there was no one working in the role of looking at applications between June and October of that year. I had to tweet the council as was the only way to get a reply from them.

I eventually got on the supply list the day before the October week break 2022. Fortunately my probation school hired me for supply on and off for a few months and I was fortunate to have had alot of work the past 2 years.

I have worked at least 1 day in every 10 so was on track to apply for permanency on 31st October 2024, however after summer there I had a 12 day break in service and now back to square one with barely any work since summer.

The school I worked in for 7months before summer have not contacted me since and I feel they were aware of my situation and were told to break my service.

This account was published on the original campaign website in November 2024. We have kept the contributor’s wording and anonymous story number.

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