Council research
Workforce figures and source-checked research for Aberdeenshire. Each finding has a stated period and definition.
Research coverage measures the archive, not council performance. Files may include acknowledgements rather than substantive responses.
Teachers achieving permanency: 2023: 1, 2024: 11
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; no inference is made about teachers outside the reported process.
Archived document 4baa07f4 (TXT) · line 35
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Unsuccessful interview applications: 2021/22: 2970, 2022/23: 3421, 2023/24: 3320
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; response says figures cover all listed teaching post categories.
Archived document 4997e842 (TXT) · line 29
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Probationers requested primary: 2018-19: 83, 2019-20: 112, 2020-21: 101, 2021-22: 97, 2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 94
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; values are authority-reported annual figures.
Archived document 9371b65d (TXT) · line 11
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Probationers requested secondary: 2018-19: 41, 2019-20: 61, 2020-21: 57, 2021-22: 75, 2022-23: 16, 2023-24: 44
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; values are authority-reported annual figures.
Archived document 9371b65d (TXT) · line 11
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Probationers employed primary: 2018-19: 96, 2019-20: 118, 2020-21: 101, 2021-22: 102, 2022-23: 104, 2023-24: 91
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; values are authority-reported annual figures.
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Probationers employed secondary: 2018-19: 63, 2019-20: 38, 2020-21: 41, 2021-22: 46, 2022-23: 25, 2023-24: 12
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; values are authority-reported annual figures.
Archived document 9371b65d (TXT) · line 11
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Average primary class size: 2021: 22.14, 2022: 22.8, 2023: 23.22
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; response wording and any limitations should be retained.
Archived document 5afa6c46 (TXT) · line 26
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Fixed term headcount: 2017: 431, 2018: 380, 2019: 415, 2020: 474, 2021: 454, 2022: 449, 2023: 439, 2024: 384, 2025: 396
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; values read from the authority's Headcount/FTE table.
Archived document ca544ed1 (XLSX) · sheet Results!A1:G11
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Fixed term fte: 2017: 332.303, 2018: 277.494, 2019: 325.586, 2020: 385.356, 2021: 342.584, 2022: 336.274, 2023: 322.081, 2024: 278.917, 2025: 290.344
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; values read from the authority's Headcount/FTE table.
Archived document ca544ed1 (XLSX) · sheet Results!A1:G11
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Permanent headcount: 2017: 2860, 2018: 2916, 2019: 2958, 2020: 2947, 2021: 2965, 2022: 2936, 2023: 2955, 2024: 2907, 2025: 2883
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; values read from the authority's Headcount/FTE table.
Archived document ca544ed1 (XLSX) · sheet Results!A1:G11
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Permanent fte: 2017: 2355.09, 2018: 2378.05, 2019: 2398.94, 2020: 2375.57, 2021: 2398.24, 2022: 2382.33, 2023: 2397.39, 2024: 2368.19, 2025: 2327.07
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; values read from the authority's Headcount/FTE table.
Archived document ca544ed1 (XLSX) · sheet Results!A1:G11
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Relief headcount: 2017: 1193, 2018: 1295, 2019: 1368, 2020: 1405, 2021: 1449, 2022: 1478, 2023: 1530, 2024: 1478, 2025: 1422
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; values read from the authority's Headcount/FTE table.
Archived document ca544ed1 (XLSX) · sheet Results!A1:G11
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Relief fte: 2017: 0, 2018: 0, 2019: 0.4, 2020: 0, 2021: 0, 2022: 0, 2023: 0, 2024: 0, 2025: 0
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; values read from the authority's Headcount/FTE table.
Archived document ca544ed1 (XLSX) · sheet Results!A1:G11
Reviewed 2026-09-07
A Scottish Government correspondence attachment says that where teacher numbers are not maintained and mitigations are not fully accepted, funding would be withheld on a per-FTE basis.
Attached correspondence; attribute the condition to the source document.
Archived document 327fd1ef (PDF) · page 4
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire reported 88 primary and 20 secondary in 2024-25, with 8 primary and 12 secondary not completing; aggregate outcome sheets report fixed-term, no-longer-employed, permanent and relief totals for September 2023-2025.
Outcome sheet is aggregate and not split by sector.
Archived document ffc1555f (XLSX) · Total Probationers!A1:C2; Did Not Complete!A1:C2; Employment Outcomes!A1:B21
Reviewed 2026-09-07
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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 | 1,176.8 | 137 | 89 | 1,402.7 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2021 | 1,154.6 | 138 | 84 | 1,376.6 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2022 | 1,153.2 | 131.5 | 92 | 1,376.7 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2023 | 1,143.9 | 93.8 | 90 | 1,327.7 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2024 | 1,095.5 | 95 | 79 | 1,269.5 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2025 | 1,058.8 | 123.7 | 64 | 1,246.6 | 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 · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Partially successful
Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Substantive material verified · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Successful
Aberdeenshire Council · count · teachers on temporary contracts
Authority-defined permanency/accrual outcome; labels follow the source response.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; no inference is made about teachers outside the reported process.
Archived document 4baa07f4 (TXT) · line 35 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · count · teaching position applications
Figures include internally and externally advertised teacher posts, as stated by the authority.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; response says figures cover all listed teaching post categories.
Archived document 4997e842 (TXT) · line 29 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · count · primary/secondary teachers
Table columns are Requested Primary, Requested Secondary, Employed Primary and Employed Secondary.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; values are authority-reported annual figures.
Archived document 9371b65d (TXT) · line 11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · count · primary/secondary teachers
Table columns are Requested Primary, Requested Secondary, Employed Primary and Employed Secondary.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; values are authority-reported annual figures.
Archived document 9371b65d (TXT) · line 11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · count · primary/secondary teachers
Table columns are Requested Primary, Requested Secondary, Employed Primary and Employed Secondary.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; values are authority-reported annual figures.
Archived document 9371b65d (TXT) · line 11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · count · primary/secondary teachers
Table columns are Requested Primary, Requested Secondary, Employed Primary and Employed Secondary.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; values are authority-reported annual figures.
Archived document 9371b65d (TXT) · line 11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · pupils per class · primary schools
Average primary class size as stated in the authority response.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; response wording and any limitations should be retained.
Archived document 5afa6c46 (TXT) · line 26 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · count · teachers
count reported for fixed term teaching staff by academic year.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; values read from the authority's Headcount/FTE table.
Archived document ca544ed1 (XLSX) · sheet Results!A1:G11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · FTE · teachers
FTE reported for fixed term teaching staff by academic year.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; values read from the authority's Headcount/FTE table.
Archived document ca544ed1 (XLSX) · sheet Results!A1:G11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · count · teachers
count reported for permanent teaching staff by academic year.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; values read from the authority's Headcount/FTE table.
Archived document ca544ed1 (XLSX) · sheet Results!A1:G11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · FTE · teachers
FTE reported for permanent teaching staff by academic year.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; values read from the authority's Headcount/FTE table.
Archived document ca544ed1 (XLSX) · sheet Results!A1:G11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · count · teachers
count reported for relief teaching staff by academic year.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; values read from the authority's Headcount/FTE table.
Archived document ca544ed1 (XLSX) · sheet Results!A1:G11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · FTE · teachers
FTE reported for relief teaching staff by academic year.
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Focus a point to read its value.
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; values read from the authority's Headcount/FTE table.
Archived document ca544ed1 (XLSX) · sheet Results!A1:G11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · people · all
Employment Outcomes sheet.
Aggregate, not sector-split.
Archived document ffc1555f (XLSX) · Employment Outcomes!A1:B21 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · people · all
Employment Outcomes sheet.
Aggregate, not sector-split.
Archived document ffc1555f (XLSX) · Employment Outcomes!A1:B21 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · people · all
Employment Outcomes sheet.
Aggregate, not sector-split.
Archived document ffc1555f (XLSX) · Employment Outcomes!A1:B21 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeenshire Council · people · all
Employment Outcomes sheet.
Aggregate, not sector-split.
Archived document ffc1555f (XLSX) · Employment Outcomes!A1:B21 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
