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Council research

Shetland Islands

Workforce figures and source-checked research for Shetland Islands. 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

Shetland Islands Council2024-25

Allocation and flexi route

9 allocated; 1 opted out and undertook the flexi route.

Context and source

Small cohort; authority wording.

Archived document 6e55f282 (TXT) · lines 10-16
Reviewed 2026-09-07

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Shetland Islands CouncilSeptember 2025

September employment outcomes

Primary: 1 permanent and 4 temporary posts; secondary: 3 permanent posts and 1 left teaching.

Context and source

Small cohort and incomplete category detail.

Archived document 6e55f282 (TXT) · lines 22-35
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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.

Shetland Islands · primary teaching posts · Scottish Government
YearPermanentTemporary excluding TISTISTotalSource
2020137.718.76162.4Workbook ↗
2021134.918.17159.9Workbook ↗
2022125.823.86.1155.8Workbook ↗
2023127.420.63150.9Workbook ↗
2024123.720.15.6149.4Workbook ↗
2025116.323.78.4148.3Workbook ↗
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Research coverage by topic

Catalogue requests and recovered folders
TopicRequestsWith files
After probation54
Contracts & job security44
Recruitment & vacancies33
Supply teaching22
Class sizes & staffing22
Funding & workforce planning88
Teacher education00

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