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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 1,659.4 FTE All teaching posts
Permanent posts 64.7% Share of all primary posts
02 Local policy
Contracts and permanency Employment policy evidence
Policy and council response reviewed
Qualifying service The reviewed LNCT10 contains a one-year application route subject to its conditions.
What the route leads to Application is conditional and is not automatic permanent appointment. A November 2024 response also combined a formal not-held position with a service statement about accrual. Those are retained as separate pieces of evidence.
Evidence checked 2026-09-16
POL-FIF-2023 2023
LNCT10 Code of Practice for Temporary Teachers Fife Council
Section 6, printed pp. 6–7; Appendix 4(f), p. 21
What this source can and cannot establish The one-year application route is conditional and is not automatic appointment to a permanent post.
Open original source FOI-FIF-2024 2024-11-13
Teacher permanency through accrual: Fife council response Fife Council via WhatDoTheyKnow
Response FCIR 54900, answer 1 and advice/assistance
What this source can and cannot establish The response combines a formal not-held notice with a service statement. Both parts need to remain visible.
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03 / Reviewed local research What the sources tell us. Every finding keeps its own period, definition and source.
Fife Council 2021–2023
Class sizes and teacher employment Average primary class size: 2021: 25.51, 2022: 25.46, 2023: 25.46
Context and source Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; response wording and any limitations should be retained.
Archived document 5a2d58e6 (TXT) · line 46
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 23 Can include acknowledgements as well as substantive responses
Reviewed findings 1 Fife Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 3 source files
Archived April 2026: Partially successful
Fife Council · 2024-10-23
Council–Scottish Government teacher communications Not yet assessed · 3 source files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Fife Council · 2024-10-23
Workforce planning discussions Not yet assessed · 3 source files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Fife Council · 2024-10-23
Applicants for teaching vacancies Not yet assessed · 3 source files
Archived April 2026: Successful
Fife Council · 2024-10-23
Teacher permanency through accrual Not yet assessed · 3 source files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Fife Council · 2024-10-23
Detailed teacher workforce information Not yet assessed · 3 source files
Archived April 2026: Partially successful
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