A 2016 SNCT review reported that 18 councils had supply-pool arrangements of varying kinds in its underlying survey.
07Partly established
Supply · Permanent employment · Workforce planning
Secure supply: what has been tried?
Where have permanent or guaranteed supply arrangements existed, and what do the records show about their design and continuation?
What the reviewed evidence establishes
What we know.
North Lanarkshire’s reviewed code describes a permanent supply-pool route after qualifying service.
East Dunbartonshire reported permanent supply appointments in 2025 and continued workforce planning in 2026–29.
Evidence boundary
What this does not establish.
- Historical existence does not prove that the same scheme still operates.
- The research did not establish a complete current national scheme count or comparable current guaranteed FTE.
Original evidence
Check the sources.
Source notes state what was reviewed and the qualification that should remain attached when the material is cited.
Supply Teachers Review Group: Progress on Recommendations
Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers
PDF pp. 1 and 6–7; Annex A
What this source can and cannot establish
The 18 councils reported arrangements of different kinds, not one uniform contractual model.
Code of Practice on Use of Temporary Contracts: Teachers and Music Instructors
North Lanarkshire Council / JNCT
Sections 4–5; PDF pp. 3–4
What this source can and cannot establish
Supplied by the council with its November 2024 FOI response. Check later amendments before individual advice.
How Good Is Our Service? July 2025
East Dunbartonshire Council
Education service commentary on preparation for the new session
What this source can and cannot establish
The reported 24 appointments are not necessarily 24 additional FTE or the total pool.
Next investigation
08Fair Work in teaching