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Class sizes & staffing Class organisation, pupil–teacher ratios and the staff available to teach.
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Aberdeenshire Council 2021–2023
Class sizes and teacher employment Average primary class size: 2021: 22.14, 2022: 22.8, 2023: 23.22
Context and source Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; response wording and any limitations should be retained.
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Dumfries and Galloway Council 2021–2024
Class sizes and teacher employment Average primary class size: 2021: 19, 2022: 19.3, 2023: 19.2, 2024: 19.7
Context and source Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; response wording and any limitations should be retained.
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Fife Council 2021–2023
Class sizes and teacher employment Average primary class size: 2021: 25.51, 2022: 25.46, 2023: 25.46
Context and source Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; response wording and any limitations should be retained.
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Clackmannanshire Council 2023-01-01 onward
Impact assessments on teacher reductions The council said that it had not reduced teacher numbers since 1 January 2023 and therefore held no impact assessments, reviews or reports on effects of reductions.
Context and source Information-not-held response; attributed statement only.
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Dundee City Council 2024/25
Dundee 2024/25 budget proposal The response says a proposal to reduce teacher numbers by 32.7 full-time-equivalent posts was approved as part of the 2024/25 revenue budget, with anticipated annual savings of around £2 million.
Context and source Anticipated savings are not measured realised savings.
Archived document c8fb4594 (PDF) · page 1 Reviewed 2026-09-07
North Ayrshire Council 2024 compared with 2023
North Ayrshire census estimate A council correspondence attachment records that the 2024 North Ayrshire estimate was 1,386 FTE teachers, 36 lower than the prior year’s 1,422 FTE.
Context and source Council correspondence estimate; not a full independent census release.
Archived document 0c1a6735 (PDF) · page 1 Reviewed 2026-09-07
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South Lanarkshire Council · 2024-10-23
Class sizes and teacher employment Not yet assessed · 7 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Successful
West Dunbartonshire Council · 2024-10-23
Class sizes and teacher employment Not yet assessed · 5 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Successful
Falkirk Council · 2024-10-23
Class sizes and teacher employment Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
Glasgow City Council · 2024-10-23
Class sizes and teacher employment Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Information not held
Moray Council · 2024-10-23
Class sizes and teacher employment Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
West Lothian Council · 2024-10-23
Class sizes and teacher employment Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Information not held