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01 / Official workforce statistics The workforce, over time. Comparable annual census measures, with the original source attached.
Compare councils School sectorPrimary Secondary MeasureAll teaching posts Permanent posts Temporary posts, excluding TIS Teacher Induction Scheme Chart Table
2025 census · primary 385.6 FTE All teaching posts
Permanent posts 80.1% Share of all primary posts
02 Local policy
Contracts and permanency No current local policy has been verified for this comparison yet. This is a gap in the published evidence, not evidence that the council has no policy.
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03 / Reviewed local research What the sources tell us. Every finding keeps its own period, definition and source.
Argyll and Bute Council 2017/18–2024/25
Employees by contract type Casual number of employees: 2017/18: 481, 2018/19: 471, 2019/20: 475, 2020/21: 542, 2021/22: 546, 2022/23: 553, 2023/24: 563, 2024/25: 374
Context and source Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; forward-filled grouped table reconstructed without aggregation.
Archived document 62f16449 (XLSX) · sheet Reply!A1:C26 Reviewed 2026-09-07
Argyll and Bute Council 2017/18–2024/25
Employees by contract type Permanent number of employees: 2017/18: 864, 2018/19: 858, 2019/20: 863, 2020/21: 876, 2021/22: 870, 2022/23: 877, 2023/24: 904, 2024/25: 914
Context and source Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; forward-filled grouped table reconstructed without aggregation.
Archived document 62f16449 (XLSX) · sheet Reply!A1:C26 Reviewed 2026-09-07
Argyll and Bute Council 2017/18–2024/25
Employees by contract type Temporary number of employees: 2017/18: 150, 2018/19: 167, 2019/20: 179, 2020/21: 192, 2021/22: 173, 2022/23: 156, 2023/24: 128, 2024/25: 143
Context and source Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; forward-filled grouped table reconstructed without aggregation.
Archived document 62f16449 (XLSX) · sheet Reply!A1:C26 Reviewed 2026-09-07
Argyll and Bute Council 2022-23 to 2024-25
Three-year destination table 2024-25 primary: 1 permanent, 5 temporary, 2 supply, 1 moved abroad, 1 no contract, 1 extension, 1 withdrawal; secondary: 1 permanent, 1 extension, 0 withdrawal.
Context and source Small counts and categories are authority-specific.
Archived document 893692c0 (XLSX) · Sheet1!A13:I25 Reviewed 2026-09-07
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04 / Research coverage The questions on record. Coverage describes the available research, not council performance.
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Public requests 24
Requests with files 24 Can include acknowledgements as well as substantive responses
Reviewed findings 4 Argyll and Bute Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 4 source files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Argyll and Bute Council · 2024-10-23
Council–Scottish Government teacher communications Not yet assessed · 8 source files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Argyll and Bute Council · 2024-10-23
Workforce planning discussions Not yet assessed · 2 source files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
Argyll and Bute Council · 2024-10-23
Applicants for teaching vacancies Not yet assessed · 5 source files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Argyll and Bute Council · 2024-10-23
Teacher permanency through accrual Not yet assessed · 9 source files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Argyll and Bute Council · 2024-10-23
Detailed teacher workforce information Not yet assessed · 6 source files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
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