Anonymous survey answerSurvey Nº 260

You now have to apply for and interview for the permanency pool jobs whereas last session you were just given a permanent job after your two years’ continuous service (excluding the probation year).

Permanency rules changed without anyone knowing

Published 5 October 2026 · 1 min read

Employment situation: Permanent post
Sector: Primary

Our [council removed] permanency eligibility was changed recently without anyone’s knowledge. Very poor communication. Even our school union rep wasn’t made aware. You now have to apply for and interview for the permanency pool jobs whereas last session you were just given a permanent job after your two years’ continuous service (excluding the probation year).

This is answer 260 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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