Anonymous survey answerSurvey Nº 227

Every council is so different and makes it very confusing. Interviews seem to be what you know rather than what you can do.

Every council is different and very confusing

Published 5 October 2026 · 1 min read

Employment situation: No longer seeking teaching work
Sector: Primary

Every council is so different and makes it very confusing. Interviews seem to be what you know rather than what you can do.

This is answer 227 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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