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Comparable annual census measures, with the original source attached.
All teaching posts
Share of all primary posts
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.
2020 · Teacher census supplementary statistics 2020
2021 · Teacher census supplementary statistics 2021
2022 · Teacher census supplementary statistics 2022
2023 · Teacher census supplementary statistics 2023
02Local policy
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.
Every finding keeps its own period, definition and source.
The council said that teacher numbers were being maintained and that no discussions about reducing posts or replacing permanent roles with casual supply or fixed-term roles had taken place.
Information-not-held response; attributed council statement only.
Archived document de79614b (TXT) · line 11
Reviewed 2026-09-07
The workbook records primary teaching-staff funding of 4,443 (£000s) in 2020/21 and 4,069 (£000s) in 2024/25, and secondary teaching-staff funding of 5,665 (£000s) and 5,611 (£000s) respectively.
Workbook reports £000s; this is funding and not staff headcount.
Archived document e1ea174c (XLSX) · sheet1!A4:F5
Reviewed 2026-09-07
The workbook records the £60m education-recovery line was associated with 2.0 FTE teaching staff and approximately 240 SfLA hours, while the £65.5m line was associated with 5.0 FTE temporary teaching staff and approximately 2.0 FTE SfLA.
Council workbook utilisation notes; not an independent payroll audit.
Archived document 2dabdb5e (XLSX) · sheet1!A13:G16
Reviewed 2026-09-07
The council response records primary requests of 5 in 2017 and 4 in 2024, and secondary requests of 11 in 2017 and 2 in 2024.
Response uses calendar-year labels; do not silently convert to academic years.
Archived document 8328b1e8 (TXT) · line 17
Reviewed 2026-09-07
4 completed in 2024-25, all primary; September sheet reports 0 permanent, 0 temporary, 2 supply-only and 2 no longer with council.
Small cohort; no longer with council is not synonymous with leaving teaching.
Archived document 2ffda86a (XLSX) · 24-25!A1:E8
Reviewed 2026-09-07
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Coverage describes the available research, not council performance.
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Orkney Islands Council · £000s · primary
Value reported in the workbook funding table; columns are financial years.
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Workbook labels units as £000s; blank cells are unavailable in the source row.
Archived document e1ea174c (XLSX) · sheet1!B4:F4 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Orkney Islands Council · £000s · secondary
Value reported in the workbook funding table; columns are financial years.
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Workbook labels units as £000s; blank cells are unavailable in the source row.
Archived document e1ea174c (XLSX) · sheet1!B5:F5 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Orkney Islands Council · £000s · all
Value reported in the workbook funding table; columns are financial years.
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Workbook labels units as £000s; blank cells are unavailable in the source row.
Archived document e1ea174c (XLSX) · sheet1!B6:F6 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Orkney Islands Council · £ · all
Grant amount as entered in the workbook; numeric cells are treated as pounds subject to source formatting.
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Workbook blanks are unavailable; no recalculation performed.
Archived document 2dabdb5e (XLSX) · sheet1!B17:F17 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Orkney Islands Council · £ · all
Grant amount as entered in the workbook; numeric cells are treated as pounds subject to source formatting.
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Workbook blanks are unavailable; no recalculation performed.
Archived document 2dabdb5e (XLSX) · sheet1!B18:F18 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Orkney Islands Council · teachers · primary
Bullet-list counts reported by calendar-year label in council response.
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Successful response; preserve calendar-year labels rather than relabelling as academic years.
Archived document 8328b1e8 (TXT) · line 17 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Orkney Islands Council · teachers · secondary
Bullet-list counts reported by calendar-year label in council response.
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Successful response; preserve calendar-year labels rather than relabelling as academic years.
Archived document 8328b1e8 (TXT) · line 17 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Orkney Islands Council · people · all
24-25 sheet categories.
Small cohort.
Archived document 2ffda86a (XLSX) · 24-25!A7:E8 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
