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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 · primary146.9 FTE

All teaching posts

Permanent posts70.2%

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.

Comhairle nan Eilean SiarAugust 2024–12 December 2024

Council–Scottish Government teacher communications

The Comhairle said in its response dated 12 December 2024 that it held no discussions with the Scottish Government about teacher numbers, recruitment, or the availability of permanent or temporary teaching posts during the requested period

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Information not held; this is an authority statement about records/discussions, not evidence that no related activity occurred elsewhere.

Archived document e56d8bd6 (TXT) · line 3
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar1 January 2022–12 December 2024

Workforce planning discussions

The Comhairle said in its response dated 12 December 2024 that it held no discussions or meetings with the Scottish Government or COSLA about workforce planning in relation to teacher numbers during the requested period

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Information not held; this is an authority statement about records/discussions, not evidence that no related activity occurred elsewhere.

Archived document 4f01fc99 (TXT) · line 3
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar2017–2024

Ft permanent by year

Ft permanent: 2017: 234, 2018: 236, 2019: 228, 2020: 222, 2021: 214, 2022: 214, 2023: 224, 2024: 189

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.

Archived document ea93b037 (XLSX) · sheet IR0026!A3:A17
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar2017–2024

Ft temporary by year

Ft temporary: 2017: 37, 2018: 42, 2019: 40, 2020: 36, 2021: 42, 2022: 45, 2023: 28, 2024: 33

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.

Archived document ea93b037 (XLSX) · sheet IR0026!A3:A17
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar2017–2024

Pt casual by year

Pt casual: 2017: 0, 2018: 0, 2019: 0, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.

Archived document ea93b037 (XLSX) · sheet IR0026!A3:A17
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar2017–2024

Pt permanent by year

Pt permanent: 2017: 61, 2018: 71, 2019: 75, 2020: 89, 2021: 92, 2022: 84, 2023: 94, 2024: 101

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.

Archived document ea93b037 (XLSX) · sheet IR0026!A3:A17
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar2017–2024

Pt supply by year

Pt supply: 2017: 1, 2018: 0, 2019: 0, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 0, 2023: 0, 2024: 0

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.

Archived document ea93b037 (XLSX) · sheet IR0026!A3:A17
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar2017–2024

Pt temporary by year

Pt temporary: 2017: 42, 2018: 57, 2019: 44, 2020: 47, 2021: 46, 2022: 44, 2023: 32, 2024: 34

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.

Archived document ea93b037 (XLSX) · sheet IR0026!A3:A17
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar2024-09-09 to 2024-09-13
8–14supply teachers covering classes each day in census week, September 2024

Census-week supply deployment

The council recorded 8, 14, 12, 12 and 10 supply teachers deployed Monday to Friday during 9–13 September 2024.

Context and source

Successful response; counts are authority-specific.

Archived document 12cfef44 (TXT) · line 6
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar2024-25

TIS cohort and outcomes

12 allocated, 7 successful (3 primary, 4 secondary), 5 opted out/did not complete; 2024-25 outcomes include 3 primary temporary and secondary 1 part-time temporary, 1 supply-only and 2 not teaching.

Context and source

Some categories are combined post types.

Archived document c54ea691 (XLSX) · Sheet1!B4:B19
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
10

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar · 2024-10-23

Council–Scottish Government teacher communications

Substantive material verified · 3 source files

Archived April 2026: Information not held

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