Anonymous survey answerSurvey Nº 233
Unless the government pauses the probationer guarantee scheme, things will not improve any time soon!
Published 5 October 2026 · 1 min read
Unless the government pauses the probationer guarantee scheme, things will not improve any time soon!
This is answer 233 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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