Employment policy evidence
Policy plus outcome response reviewed
- Qualifying service
- Two years continuous satisfactory service.
- What the route leads to
- The reviewed code provides for an offer of a permanent supply-pool contract.
- Hours
- Average over two years, rounded upwards to a multiple of 0.1 FTE.
- Vacancy / placement
- Permanent pool deployment differs from permanent allocation to a particular school.
The 2021 code was supplied with a November 2024 response. The council reported 355 accepted pool offers across supplied cohorts; 2024/25 was still in progress.
Evidence checked 2026-09-16
Code of Practice on Use of Temporary Contracts: Teachers and Music Instructors
North Lanarkshire Council / JNCT
Sections 4–5; PDF pp. 3–4
What this source can and cannot establish
Supplied by the council with its November 2024 FOI response. Check later amendments before individual advice.
Teacher permanency through accrual: North Lanarkshire council response
North Lanarkshire Council via WhatDoTheyKnow
Council response table and attached 2021 code
What this source can and cannot establish
2024/25 was incomplete at the response date. The figures are accepted pool offers, not a conversion rate or current pool headcount.