Working in two councils impacts childcare when holidays don’t match.
Working in 2 councils impacts routes to permanence.
Infertility and family planning is hugely impacted by lack of permanent post.
I see absolutely zero benefits to children or teachers in relation to a new 3 year probation. I think it’s misguided, ill-informed, all round awful, and will only exacerbate many of the issues in teacher wellbeing, pupil wellbeing, attainment, especially if teachers must remain at the same school for 3 years.
Class size reduction should be a priority to employ teachers, not considering average class sizes, but reducing:
Max multi-composite to 15.
Max composite to 18.
Max P1 to 18.
Max P2-4 to 20.
Max P4-7 to 22.
Education needs a huge shake-up. Including more support staff in schools, especially if class sizes are to remain at the levels they are with the demands on teachers.
This is answer 55 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.