Flexible Route
The Flexible Route is a way to complete probationary service for teachers who:
- have decided to opt out of the Teacher Induction Scheme
- are not eligible to join the Teacher Induction Scheme
- can't commit to a full-time post
- want to complete their probationary period somewhere other than a Scottish state school
Although there are specific elements of the probation process that must be completed by all probationers on the Flexible Route, not all probationers are able to complete their probation service in a structured way.
- Probationers following the Flexible Route will often have different:
- amounts of teaching experience
- lengths of probation service which they have to undertake
- employment opportunities in their area
- support networks available to them