Council research
Workforce figures and source-checked research for North Ayrshire. Each finding has a stated period and definition.
Research coverage measures the archive, not council performance. Files may include acknowledgements rather than substantive responses.
A council correspondence attachment records that the 2024 North Ayrshire estimate was 1,386 FTE teachers, 36 lower than the prior year’s 1,422 FTE.
Council correspondence estimate; not a full independent census release.
Archived document 0c1a6735 (PDF) · page 1
Reviewed 2026-09-07
An internal staffing-exercise attachment states that further recruitment to specified posts during the 2022/23 session would be on a fixed-term or temporary basis rather than permanent, with an end date no later than 16 August 2023.
Internal communication supplied in an FOI response; specified posts and period only.
Archived document c9e64b51 (PDF) · page 1
Reviewed 2026-09-07
The answer grid records primary probationer bids falling from 32 in 2017/18 to 25 in 2023/24, while secondary bids rise from 43 to 47 over the same sessions.
Bid counts are not allocated or completed counts.
Archived document cd981eab (XLSX) · sheet1!A4:C11
Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire reported 43 allocated, 28 completed and 15 did not commence or complete in 2024-25; September outcomes were primary 2 permanent, 1 fixed-term and 17 supply, and secondary 0 permanent, 0 fixed-term and 7 supply, with one secondary no longer employed by the council.
The council states information on people no longer employed is not held beyond the supplied count.
Archived document 5c98453d (DOCX) · document body, Response Q1-Q2
Reviewed 2026-09-07
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Primary-school teaching posts, full-time equivalent (FTE), on each annual census day. These are posts rather than individual teachers.
| Year | Permanent | Temporary excluding TIS | TIS | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 532.8 | 120.1 | 35 | 687.9 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2021 | 536.2 | 126.9 | 38 | 701.1 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2022 | 516.8 | 114.8 | 26 | 657.6 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2023 | 519.2 | 109.8 | 28 | 657 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2024 | 506.6 | 118.6 | 20 | 645.2 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2025 | 523.2 | 90.1 | 23 | 636.3 | Workbook ↗ |
| Topic | Requests | With files |
|---|---|---|
| After probation | 5 | 4 |
| Contracts & job security | 4 | 4 |
| Recruitment & vacancies | 3 | 3 |
| Supply teaching | 2 | 2 |
| Class sizes & staffing | 2 | 2 |
| Funding & workforce planning | 8 | 8 |
| Teacher education | 0 | 0 |
Not yet assessed · 60 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Not yet assessed · 1 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
Not yet assessed · 1 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
Not yet assessed · 1 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
Not yet assessed · 2 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
North Ayrshire Council · teachers · primary
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Archived document cd981eab (XLSX) · sheet1!B5:B11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire Council · teachers · secondary
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Archived document cd981eab (XLSX) · sheet1!C5:C11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire Council · teachers · primary
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Archived document cd981eab (XLSX) · sheet1!B15:B21 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire Council · teachers · secondary
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Archived document cd981eab (XLSX) · sheet1!C15:C21 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire Council · teachers · primary
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Archived document cd981eab (XLSX) · sheet1!B25:B31 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire Council · teachers · secondary
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Archived document cd981eab (XLSX) · sheet1!C25:C31 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire Council · teachers · primary
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Archived document cd981eab (XLSX) · sheet1!B35:B41 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire Council · teachers · secondary
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Archived document cd981eab (XLSX) · sheet1!C35:C41 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire Council · teachers · primary
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Archived document cd981eab (XLSX) · sheet1!B45:B51 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire Council · teachers · secondary
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Archived document cd981eab (XLSX) · sheet1!C45:C51 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire Council · people · all
Response Q1 totals.
Authority response.
Archived document 5c98453d (DOCX) · document body, Response Q1 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire Council · people · primary/secondary
Response Q2 counts for successful completers.
No-longer-employed information is not held beyond the supplied count.
Archived document 5c98453d (DOCX) · document body, Response Q2 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
