Council research
Workforce figures and source-checked research for Dumfries and Galloway. 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: 2021/2022: 25, 2022/2023: 38, 2023/2024: 32
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; no inference is made about teachers outside the reported process.
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Average primary class size: 2021: 19, 2022: 19.3, 2023: 19.2, 2024: 19.7
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; response wording and any limitations should be retained.
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The council recorded daily totals of 45, 61, 86, 79 and 64 on 9–13 September 2024, split into longer-than-two-day Letters of Engagement and one/two-day contracts.
Partially successful response; reported average covers a different period.
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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 | 536.9 | 68.7 | 48 | 653.6 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2021 | 513.2 | 97.5 | 43 | 653.7 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2022 | 509.9 | 79.3 | 51 | 640.2 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2023 | 482.8 | 105.6 | 42 | 630.5 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2024 | 498.5 | 86.9 | 30 | 615.4 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2025 | 499.5 | 76.3 | 40 | 615.8 | 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 · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Partially successful
Not yet assessed · 6 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Not yet assessed · 6 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Not yet assessed · 7 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Substantive material verified · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Successful
Dumfries and Galloway 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.
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Dumfries and Galloway 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.
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Dumfries and Galloway Council · teachers · all
Daily total headcount.
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Partially successful response; definitions are council-supplied.
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Dumfries and Galloway Council · teachers · all
Temporary contracts longer than two days.
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Partially successful response; definitions are council-supplied.
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Dumfries and Galloway Council · teachers · all
Contracts of one or two days.
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Partially successful response; definitions are council-supplied.
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Dumfries and Galloway Council · teachers per day · all
Council-reported average from start of academic year 2024 through 13 December 2024.
Different period from census-week series.
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