I know many people in the same position as myself – I am due to get married next year, a decision I had put off until I decided not to let insecurity hold back the continuation of my life. However, as a woman I still feel unable to start a family without the security of a permanent post.
It should not be like this, no person should have to spend significant time, money and investment into a career or profession which does so little to support its employees. How can pupils be expected to achieve and excel when they have a revolving door of teacher who they get to know, build relationships with and then never see again?
This is answer 100 of the 269 written answers that teachers let us quote anonymously in the Scottish Teacher Employment Survey 2026. It answers the survey’s last question: what do the people who make decisions about teacher employment need to know?
We have corrected spelling, added paragraph breaks and removed details that could identify anyone. Words in square brackets are ours.