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01 / Official workforce statistics

The workforce, over time.

Comparable annual census measures, with the original source attached.

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2025 census · primary608.6 FTE

All teaching posts

Permanent posts84.7%

Share of all primary posts

All teaching posts · full-time equivalent

Posts are measured in full-time equivalent (FTE), not headcount. Temporary posts exclude the Teacher Induction Scheme (TIS). A post’s employment type may differ from the employee’s contract.

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Sources and census dates

2020 · Teacher census supplementary statistics 2020

2021 · Teacher census supplementary statistics 2021

2022 · Teacher census supplementary statistics 2022

2023 · Teacher census supplementary statistics 2023

2024 · Teacher census supplementary statistics 2024

2025 · Teacher census supplementary statistics 2025

02Local 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.

Dundee City Council2024/25

Dundee 2024/25 budget proposal

The response says a proposal to reduce teacher numbers by 32.7 full-time-equivalent posts was approved as part of the 2024/25 revenue budget, with anticipated annual savings of around £2 million.

Context and source

Anticipated savings are not measured realised savings.

Archived document c8fb4594 (PDF) · page 1
Reviewed 2026-09-07

04 / Research coverage

The questions on record.

Coverage describes the available research, not council performance.

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