Council research
Workforce figures and source-checked research for South Ayrshire. 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 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.
Unknown outcome cells remain unknown.
Archived document ad8fa4d5 (XLSX) · sheet1!A2:C21
Reviewed 2026-09-07
South Ayrshire's response attachment reports 57 allocated, 51 successfully completed and 6 opted out or did not complete in 2024-25.
The recovered attachment contains cohort totals but no sector split in the extracted table.
Archived document 1f8642cc (DOCX) · document body, table section 1
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 | 372.5 | 111.8 | 39 | 523.3 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2021 | 370.4 | 118.1 | 40 | 528.5 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2022 | 373.1 | 105.9 | 42 | 521 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2023 | 363.1 | 117.7 | 36 | 516.8 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2024 | 378.3 | 99.2 | 39 | 516.5 | Workbook ↗ |
| 2025 | 386.1 | 96.4 | 36 | 518.5 | Workbook ↗ |
| Topic | Requests | With files |
|---|---|---|
| After probation | 5 | 5 |
| Contracts & job security | 4 | 4 |
| Recruitment & vacancies | 3 | 3 |
| Supply teaching | 2 | 2 |
| Class sizes & staffing | 2 | 2 |
| Funding & workforce planning | 7 | 7 |
| Teacher education | 0 | 0 |
Not yet assessed · 6 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Not yet assessed · 6 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Not yet assessed · 7 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Not yet assessed · 6 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Not yet assessed · 9 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
South Ayrshire Council · teachers · all
Counts from the council workbook by year; Unknown cells are preserved as null.
Scroll to see all periods, or switch to the table.
Focus a point to read its value.
Successful response; Unknown cells are not treated as zero.
Archived document ad8fa4d5 (XLSX) · sheet1!B3:B10 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
South Ayrshire Council · teachers · primary
Counts from the council workbook by year; Unknown cells are preserved as null.
Scroll to see all periods, or switch to the table.
Focus a point to read its value.
Successful response; Unknown cells are not treated as zero.
Archived document ad8fa4d5 (XLSX) · sheet1!B14:B21 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
South Ayrshire Council · teachers · secondary
Counts from the council workbook by year; Unknown cells are preserved as null.
Scroll to see all periods, or switch to the table.
Focus a point to read its value.
Successful response; Unknown cells are not treated as zero.
Archived document ad8fa4d5 (XLSX) · sheet1!C14:C21 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
South Ayrshire Council · teachers · primary
Counts from the council workbook by year; Unknown cells are preserved as null.
Successful response; Unknown cells are not treated as zero.
Archived document ad8fa4d5 (XLSX) · sheet1!B25:B32 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
South Ayrshire Council · teachers · secondary
Counts from the council workbook by year; Unknown cells are preserved as null.
Successful response; Unknown cells are not treated as zero.
Archived document ad8fa4d5 (XLSX) · sheet1!C25:C32 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
South Ayrshire Council · teachers · primary
Counts from the council workbook by year; Unknown cells are preserved as null.
Successful response; Unknown cells are not treated as zero.
Archived document ad8fa4d5 (XLSX) · sheet1!B47:B54 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
South Ayrshire Council · teachers · secondary
Counts from the council workbook by year; Unknown cells are preserved as null.
Successful response; Unknown cells are not treated as zero.
Archived document ad8fa4d5 (XLSX) · sheet1!C47:C54 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
South Ayrshire Council · people · all
Attachment section 1 totals.
No sector split in recovered attachment.
Archived document 1f8642cc (DOCX) · document body, table section 1 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
