The decisions, correspondence and funding behind teacher numbers.
What the sources tell us
11 verified findings · 6 numerical series
Comhairle nan Eilean SiarAugust 2024–12 December 2024
Council–Scottish Government teacher communications
The Comhairle said in its response dated 12 December 2024 that it held no discussions with the Scottish Government about teacher numbers, recruitment, or the availability of permanent or temporary teaching posts during the requested period
Context and source
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Information not held; this is an authority statement about records/discussions, not evidence that no related activity occurred elsewhere.
Archived document e56d8bd6 (TXT) · line 3 Reviewed 2026-09-07
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar1 January 2022–12 December 2024
Workforce planning discussions
The Comhairle said in its response dated 12 December 2024 that it held no discussions or meetings with the Scottish Government or COSLA about workforce planning in relation to teacher numbers during the requested period
Context and source
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Information not held; this is an authority statement about records/discussions, not evidence that no related activity occurred elsewhere.
Archived document 4f01fc99 (TXT) · line 3 Reviewed 2026-09-07
East Renfrewshire Council1 January 2022–11 November 2024
Council–COSLA teacher workforce communications
The authority said in its response dated 11 November 2024 that it held no such workforce planning meetings with the relevant partner body during the requested period
Context and source
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; this is an authority statement about records/discussions, not evidence that no related activity occurred elsewhere.
The authority said in its response dated 28 November 2024 that it held no such workforce planning meetings with the relevant partner body during the requested period
Context and source
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; this is an authority statement about records/discussions, not evidence that no related activity occurred elsewhere.
The authority said in its response dated 26 November 2024 that it held no such workforce planning meetings with the relevant partner body during the requested period
Context and source
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Information not held; this is an authority statement about records/discussions, not evidence that no related activity occurred elsewhere.
Archived document 70c7bfc7 (TXT) · line 26 Reviewed 2026-09-07
The council recorded receiving 1.03% of total Scottish Government funding for teachers and said it used this to increase teacher numbers despite falling school rolls.
Context and source
Partially successful response; no full year-by-year expenditure breakdown in this message.
Archived document 76c46e22 (TXT) · line 6 Reviewed 2026-09-07
A Scottish Government correspondence attachment says that where teacher numbers are not maintained and mitigations are not fully accepted, funding would be withheld on a per-FTE basis.
Context and source
Attached correspondence; attribute the condition to the source document.
The workbook records primary teaching-staff funding of 4,443 (£000s) in 2020/21 and 4,069 (£000s) in 2024/25, and secondary teaching-staff funding of 5,665 (£000s) and 5,611 (£000s) respectively.
Context and source
Workbook reports £000s; this is funding and not staff headcount.
The workbook records the £60m education-recovery line was associated with 2.0 FTE teaching staff and approximately 240 SfLA hours, while the £65.5m line was associated with 5.0 FTE temporary teaching staff and approximately 2.0 FTE SfLA.
Context and source
Council workbook utilisation notes; not an independent payroll audit.
