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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 · primary762.6 FTE

All teaching posts

Permanent posts76.5%

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.

Falkirk Council2018–2024 excluding COVID years

Falkirk teacher-number average

A council correspondence attachment records that Falkirk’s average teacher numbers over 2018–2024, excluding COVID years, were 1,655.

Context and source

Council correspondence attachment; preserve the stated exclusion and method.

Archived document b8c83545 (PDF) · page 1
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Falkirk Council2022-23 to 2024-25

Three-year destination table

Primary permanent/temporary/supply: 10/7/33, 10/6/17, 0/16/22; secondary: 30/6/10, 15/12/27, 9/7/11 for 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Context and source

Falkirk says outcomes after leaving the council are not held.

Archived document cd8c57e9 (TXT) · lines 145-168
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
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Requests with files
23Can include acknowledgements as well as substantive responses
Reviewed findings
2

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