Anonymous survey answerSurvey Nº 150

I am repeatedly being accepted for temporary contracts in schools that are desperate to keep me but are either downsized, told to reconfigure or appointed an additional probationer or compulsory transfer.

Schools desperate to keep me but downsized or reconfigured

Published 5 October 2026 · 1 min read

Employment situation: Supply teaching
Sector: Primary

After probation

I am repeatedly being accepted for temporary contracts in schools that are desperate to keep me but are either downsized, told to reconfigure or appointed an additional probationer or compulsory transfer.

This is answer 150 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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