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01 / Official workforce statistics The workforce, over time. Comparable annual census measures, with the original source attached.
Compare councils School sectorPrimary Secondary MeasureAll teaching posts Permanent posts Temporary posts, excluding TIS Teacher Induction Scheme Chart Table
2025 census · primary 518.5 FTE All teaching posts
Permanent posts 74.5% Share of all primary posts
02 Local policy
Contracts and permanency Employment policy evidence
Published policy reviewed; approval date requires care
Qualifying service Normally two full calendar years continuous satisfactory fixed-term service.
What the route leads to Transfer to a permanent peripatetic supply pool, with some school-post outcomes described.
Continuity Minimum one hour per week; local break wording and holiday exceptions are set out in the policy.
Hours Variable-hours calculation uses the last school year.
Vacancy / placement Subject and general-cover requirements remain relevant. The document records a March 2026 review. The later SNCT upload date is not treated as the policy approval date.
Evidence checked 2026-09-16
POL-SAY-2026 2026-03
JNCT1.12 Code of Practice on Use of Temporary Teachers South Ayrshire JNCT / SNCT
Sections 6.2–6.4; printed pp. 6–7
What this source can and cannot establish The March 2026 review records no substantive change apart from Appendix A. Do not treat the SNCT upload date as the policy approval date.
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03 / Reviewed local research What the sources tell us. Every finding keeps its own period, definition and source.
South Ayrshire Council 2016/17, 2020/21 and 2023/24
South Ayrshire probationer totals The workbook records total probationer counts of 48 in 2016/17, 73 in 2020/21 and 55 in 2023/24; 2023/24 completions are 36 primary and 19 secondary.
Context and source Unknown outcome cells remain unknown.
Archived document ad8fa4d5 (XLSX) · sheet1!A2:C21
South Ayrshire Council 2024-25
TIS cohort South Ayrshire's response attachment reports 57 allocated, 51 successfully completed and 6 opted out or did not complete in 2024-25.
Context and source The recovered attachment contains cohort totals but no sector split in the extracted table.
Archived document 1f8642cc (DOCX) · document body, table section 1
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04 / Research coverage The questions on record. Coverage describes the available research, not council performance.
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Public requests 23
Requests with files 23 Can include acknowledgements as well as substantive responses
Reviewed findings 2 South Ayrshire Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 6 source files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
South Ayrshire Council · 2024-10-23
Council–Scottish Government teacher communications Not yet assessed · 6 source files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
South Ayrshire Council · 2024-10-23
Applicants for teaching vacancies Not yet assessed · 7 source files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
South Ayrshire Council · 2024-10-23
Teacher permanency through accrual Not yet assessed · 6 source files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
South Ayrshire Council · 2024-10-23
Detailed teacher workforce information Not yet assessed · 9 source files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
South Ayrshire Council · 2024-10-23
Unsuccessful teaching interviews Not yet assessed · 6 source files
Archived April 2026: Successful
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