Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 24 June 2026 [Draft]
24 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Teachers (Workforce Planning)
Right now, a huge number of newly qualified teachers cannot find permanent full-time contracts. That forces many of them into temporary work or even into seeking teaching jobs abroad. Last week, Alex Cole-Hamilton raised that with the First Minister but, unfortunately, the First Minister did not answer the question.
Many of my constituents are stuck in that bind. They just want a solution that provides some certainty and allows them to teach. What steps will the cabinet secretary take to get the situation sorted for the benefit of teachers and pupils across Scotland?
In the same item of business
Adam Harley (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (LD)
LD
To ask the Scottish Government what its priorities are for teacher workforce planning. (S7O-00124)
The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic (Màiri McAllan)
SNP
The priority is to ensure that every pupil has access to high-quality teaching by having the right numbers of teachers in the right places across Scotland. C...
Adam Harley
LD
Right now, a huge number of newly qualified teachers cannot find permanent full-time contracts. That forces many of them into temporary work or even into see...
Màiri McAllan
SNP
I will answer the question in two parts. The Government has worked hard to create and foster conditions to make teaching the attractive and exciting career p...