Anonymous survey answerSurvey Nº 102

Teachers on temporary contracts always being thrown back out on supply in favour of a probationer teacher.

Temporary teachers put back on supply for probationers

Published 5 October 2026 · 1 min read

Employment situation: Supply teaching
Sector: Primary

Lack of permanent positions. Classes are too big. Not enough ASN support. Not enough PSA time. Teachers on temporary contracts always being thrown back out on supply in favour of a probationer teacher.

This is answer 102 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.

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