Anonymous survey answerSurvey Nº 089
Now retraining as secondary.
Published 5 October 2026 · 1 min read
Now retraining as secondary.
This is answer 89 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?
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