Anonymous survey answerSurvey Nº 111

If we’re good enough to work on supply, especially for years in the same school, why do we need to interview to be permanent?

Years on supply in one school, then moved on

Published 5 October 2026 · 1 min read

Employment situation: Temporary post
Sector: Primary

Daily supply

People need to know about the effect on people’s mental health when they have been working on supply in the same school for years to then be moved on when a compulsory transfer comes in or someone else gets the job over you even though you have been doing the job for years. If we’re good enough to work on supply, especially for years in the same school, why do we need to interview to be permanent?

This is answer 111 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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