Council research
Workforce figures and source-checked research for Aberdeen City. Each finding has a stated period and definition.
Research coverage measures the archive, not council performance. Files may include acknowledgements rather than substantive responses.
Permanent employees: 2017: 1540, 2018: 1599, 2019: 1700, 2020: 1788, 2021: 1826, 2022: 1864, 2023: 1894, 2024: 1961
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.
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Fixed term employees: 2017: 168, 2018: 122, 2019: 196, 2020: 174, 2021: 156, 2022: 186, 2023: 206, 2024: 198
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.
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Supply teachers employees without guaranteed hours: 2017: 0, 2018: 0, 2019: 0, 2020: 0, 2021: 0, 2022: 0, 2023: 0, 2024: 0
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.
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Relief workers: 2017: 564, 2018: 328, 2019: 367, 2020: 371, 2021: 439, 2022: 480, 2023: 500, 2024: 548
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.
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Aberdeen City reported 2024-25 totals of 52 primary and 35 secondary probationers, with 3 withdrawals; its employment attachment reports 29 primary permanent, 15 primary supply, 23 secondary permanent, 4 secondary supply and 6 secondary fixed-term posts.
The attachment provides an incomplete category breakdown for 2024-25; withdrawals are reported by sector.
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Primary-school teaching posts, full-time equivalent (FTE), on each annual census day. These are posts rather than individual teachers.
| Year | Permanent | Temporary excluding TIS | TIS | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 776.3 | 57.3 | 57 | 890.5 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2021 | 775.1 | 53.2 | 56 | 884.3 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2022 | 776.7 | 51.3 | 59 | 887 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2023 | 761 | 66.4 | 53 | 880.5 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2024 | 781.1 | 69 | 52 | 902.2 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2025 | 778.9 | 88.3 | 45 | 912.2 | Workbook ↗ |
| Topic | Requests | With files |
|---|---|---|
| After probation | 5 | 5 |
| Contracts & job security | 4 | 4 |
| Recruitment & vacancies | 3 | 3 |
| Supply teaching | 2 | 2 |
| Class sizes & staffing | 2 | 2 |
| Funding & workforce planning | 8 | 8 |
| Teacher education | 0 | 0 |
Not yet assessed · 8 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Successful
Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
Aberdeen City Council · count · teaching staff
Wide table row 'Permanent employees' by year columns.
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Aberdeen City Council · count · teaching staff
Wide table row 'Fixed Term employees' by year columns.
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Aberdeen City Council · count · teaching staff
Wide table row 'Supply Teachers / employees without guaranteed hours' by year columns.
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Aberdeen City Council · count · teaching staff
Wide table row 'Relief Workers' by year columns.
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Aberdeen City Council · people · primary/secondary
Attachment totals by academic year.
Authority attachment; withdrawals are sector-split but employment categories are incomplete.
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