Survey 2026

Scottish Teacher Employment Survey 2026

572 teachers answered the survey, which closed on 4 October 2026. Explore the results online, or download the full report and the teachers’ written accounts.

Online · charts and every question

Interactive results

Explore the findings screen by screen, compare groups, read the written answers and look up any question in the survey.

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37 pages · PDF · 0.4 MB

The full report

Findings from all 572 responses: employment, access to supply work, qualifying service, money and wellbeing, and the proposed jobs guarantee. Includes questions for ministers and a statement page for media use.

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Short link: teachers4perm.com/report

81 pages · PDF · 5 MB

Teachers’ written accounts

Every written answer from the 269 respondents who agreed to be quoted anonymously, lightly proofread, with identifying details removed.

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Short link: teachers4perm.com/voices

Media and MSP enquiries

For interviews, briefings or the figures behind any finding, contact media@teachers4perm.com .

About the survey

An open, self-selected online survey of teachers seeking work in Scotland. The findings describe the people who responded, not all teachers in Scotland. Respondents’ contact details are never shared.