Council research
Workforce figures and source-checked research for Orkney Islands. Each finding has a stated period and definition.
Research coverage measures the archive, not council performance. Files may include acknowledgements rather than substantive responses.
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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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 | 90 | 19.9 | 4 | 114 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2021 | 88.7 | 28.9 | 4 | 121.6 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2022 | 90.3 | 22.6 | 3 | 115.9 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2023 | 89.2 | 25.8 | 3 | 118 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2024 | 95.1 | 14.7 | 5 | 114.8 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2025 | 94.6 | 12.4 | 3 | 110.1 | 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 · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Successful
Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Not yet assessed · 2 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
Not yet assessed · 2 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Refused
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
