A council has been trying to find a teacher for a remote island primary school for more than six years, figures have suggested.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats said data they have uncovered shows more than 1,350 teaching posts have had to be readvertised by local authorities in the last two years. ‌

This includes a post for a primary school teacher on Papa Westray – one of the smallest islands in Orkney – which, at the time the request for information was made, had been vacant since the end of March 2019. ‌

Figures released by councils show 692 teaching positions had to be readvertised in 2022-23, with a further 665 posts needed to be advertised again in 2023-24.

The Lib Dems said the data, uncovered using freedom of information laws, shows Moray Council has had to readverti

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