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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 524.3 FTE All teaching posts
Permanent posts 79.4% 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.
Midlothian Council 2018/19–2023/24
Primary probationer placements (requested) Primary requested: 2018/19: 33, 2019/20: 36, 2020/21: 32, 2021/22: 39, 2022/23: 38, 2023/24: 33
Context and source Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; multi-measure wide table transposed without aggregation.
Archived document 7c0dbd5c (XLSX) · sheet Sheet1!A1:M3 Reviewed 2026-09-07
Midlothian Council 2018/19–2023/24
Primary probationer placements (assigned) Primary assigned: 2018/19: 30, 2019/20: 34, 2020/21: 37, 2021/22: 39, 2022/23: 31, 2023/24: 29
Context and source Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; multi-measure wide table transposed without aggregation.
Archived document 7c0dbd5c (XLSX) · sheet Sheet1!A1:M3 Reviewed 2026-09-07
Midlothian Council 2018/19–2023/24
Secondary probationer placements (requested) Secondary requested: 2018/19: 35, 2019/20: 38, 2020/21: 37, 2021/22: 62, 2022/23: 37, 2023/24: 44
Context and source Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; multi-measure wide table transposed without aggregation.
Archived document 7c0dbd5c (XLSX) · sheet Sheet1!A1:M4 Reviewed 2026-09-07
Midlothian Council 2018/19–2023/24
Secondary probationer placements (assigned) Secondary assigned: 2018/19: 24, 2019/20: 28, 2020/21: 28, 2021/22: 48, 2022/23: 23, 2023/24: 15
Context and source Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; multi-measure wide table transposed without aggregation.
Archived document 7c0dbd5c (XLSX) · sheet Sheet1!A1:M4 Reviewed 2026-09-07
Midlothian Council 2017/18 and 2023/24
Midlothian primary probationer outcomes For primary probationers, the workbook reports 26 completions in 2017/18 and 26 in 2023/24; for 2023/24 it reports 9 permanent offers, 10 fixed-term offers, 5 added to supply and 2 leaving employment.
Context and source Primary figures only; secondary data are in the same workbook.
Archived document b63379b2 (XLSX) · sheet1!A1:H8 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 23 Can include acknowledgements as well as substantive responses
Reviewed findings 5 Midlothian Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Substantive material verified · 6 source files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Midlothian Council · 2024-10-23
Council–Scottish Government teacher communications Not yet assessed · 5 source files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Midlothian Council · 2024-10-23
Workforce planning discussions Not yet assessed · 7 source files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Midlothian Council · 2024-10-23
Applicants for teaching vacancies Not yet assessed · 5 source files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Midlothian Council · 2024-10-23
Teacher permanency through accrual Not yet assessed · 5 source files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Midlothian Council · 2024-10-23
Detailed teacher workforce information Not yet assessed · 5 source files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
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