Teaching post advertised 14 times – and four apply

Figures showing teaching posts have been advertised up to 14 times should be a "wake-up call" for the Scottish government, according to the Liberal Democrats.The party said it was "extremely troubling" to see some schools having to advertise jobs over and over again.The figures were uncovered by the Scottish Lib Dems after freedom of information requests were submitted to each of Scotland's 32 local authorities.The 26 responses show that one secondary post, for a technical education teacher at Ellon Academy in Aberdeenshire, has been advertised 14 times, with only four applications received throughout the process.Also in Aberdeenshire, primary teacher vacancies in Banff have been advertised seven and nine times, while an Aboyne Academy chemistry teacher post was advertised six times.On the other side of the country, a vacant primary school teaching post in East Ayrshire was advertised nine times.