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Search requests AuthorityAll authorities Aberdeen City Council Aberdeenshire Council Angus Council Argyll and Bute Council COSLA City of Edinburgh Council Clackmannanshire Council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Dumfries and Galloway Council Dundee City Council East Ayrshire Council East Dunbartonshire Council East Lothian Council East Renfrewshire Council Education Scotland Falkirk Council Fife Council Glasgow City Council Heriot-Watt University Highland Council Inverclyde Council Midlothian Council Moray Council North Ayrshire Council North Lanarkshire Council Orkney Islands Council Perth and Kinross Council Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Renfrewshire Council Scottish Borders Council Scottish Government Shetland Islands Council Shetland UHI South Ayrshire Council South Lanarkshire Council Stirling Council University of Aberdeen University of Dundee University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow University of St Andrews University of Stirling University of Strathclyde University of the Highlands and Islands University of the West of Scotland West Dunbartonshire Council West Lothian Council TopicAll topics After probation Contracts & job security Recruitment & vacancies Supply teaching Class sizes & staffing Funding & workforce planning Teacher education Archive status (April 2026)All archived statuses Awaiting clarification Awaiting internal review Cost limit refusal Handled by postal mail Information not held Information not held (with explanatory context) Long overdue Needs status update Partially successful Partially successful / redirected Refused Successful Successful / released with redactions Unknown from recovered folder Archive availabilityAll requests Has recovered files Metadata only
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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Partially successful
Aberdeen City Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 8 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Successful
Aberdeenshire Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Partially successful
Angus Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Falkirk Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Fife Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Partially successful
East Renfrewshire Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 7 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Partially successful
Moray Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
City of Edinburgh Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Substantive material verified · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Successful
Highland Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Partially successful
North Ayrshire Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 60 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Inverclyde Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 1 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
North Lanarkshire Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Partially successful
Orkney Islands Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Successful
Scottish Borders Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Successful
Shetland Islands Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
South Ayrshire Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 6 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Stirling Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 5 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Successful
West Dunbartonshire Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 5 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
West Lothian Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Midlothian Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Substantive material verified · 6 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Argyll and Bute Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Clackmannanshire Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Successful
Dumfries and Galloway Council · 2024-10-23
Probationer teachers and vacant posts Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Partially successful