Council research

North Lanarkshire

Workforce figures and source-checked research for North Lanarkshire. Each finding has a stated period and definition.

24catalogue requests

23requests with recovered files

1requests with verified material

Research coverage measures the archive, not council performance. Files may include acknowledgements rather than substantive responses.

Findings and series

North Lanarkshire Council2024-25

TIS cohort

144 allocated (78 primary, 66 secondary), 132 completed (72, 60) and 12 did not complete (6, 6).

Context and source

Authority response.

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North Lanarkshire Council2022-23 to 2023-24

Historical cohort figures

2023-24: 148 allocated, 143 completed, 5 non-completions; 2022-23: 147 allocated, 141 completed, 7 non-completions.

Context and source

2022-23 completed total is the sum of reported primary and secondary counts.

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North Lanarkshire CouncilSeptember 2025

September employment outcomes

Primary: 0 permanent, 25 fixed-term, 47 supply, 0 not-in-teaching; secondary: 8 permanent, 15 fixed-term, 34 supply, 3 not-in-teaching, described as employment in other local authorities.

Context and source

Council-only position; people may have teaching employment elsewhere.

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North Lanarkshire Council · people · all

TIS places allocated

Places allocated by authority.

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Definitions, limits and source

Authority totals.

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North Lanarkshire Council · people · all

TIS completions

Successful completions by June.

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Definitions, limits and source

Authority totals.

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North Lanarkshire Council · people · primary

September employment outcomes

Council-reported categories.

permanent

fixed-term

supply

not-in-teaching

Definitions, limits and source

Council-only status.

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North Lanarkshire Council · people · secondary

September employment outcomes

Council-reported categories.

permanent

fixed-term

supply

not-in-teaching

Definitions, limits and source

Three not-in-teaching were in other authorities.

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Teaching posts over time

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Primary-school teaching posts, full-time equivalent (FTE), on each annual census day. These are posts rather than individual teachers.

North Lanarkshire · primary teaching posts · Scottish Government
Year	Permanent	Temporary excluding TIS	TIS	Total	Source
2020	1,395.9	280.1	131	1,807	Workbook ↗
2021	1,381.5	336.6	106	1,824.1	Workbook ↗
2022	1,310.5	339.7	50	1,700.1	Workbook ↗
2023	1,299.2	337.9	73.8	1,711	Workbook ↗
2024	1,286	283.1	78	1,647.1	Workbook ↗
2025	1,306.1	264.1	81	1,651.2	Workbook ↗

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Research coverage by topic

Catalogue requests and recovered folders
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