Topic findings

After probation

What follows the induction year? See how placements lead into teaching work.

What the sources tell us

45 verified findings · 102 numerical series

City of Edinburgh Council2018–2024

Probationer teachers in vacant posts

Probationers placed in vacancies: 2018: 161, 2019: 210, 2020: 182, 2021: 190, 2022: 193, 2023: 186, 2024: 153

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; post history split is unavailable in the response.

Archived document e0aaf4c9 (TXT) · line 25
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Aberdeenshire Council2018-19–2023-24

Probationers and contract outcomes

Probationers requested primary: 2018-19: 83, 2019-20: 112, 2020-21: 101, 2021-22: 97, 2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 94

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; values are authority-reported annual figures.

Archived document 9371b65d (TXT) · line 11
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Aberdeenshire Council2018-19–2023-24

Probationers and contract outcomes

Probationers requested secondary: 2018-19: 41, 2019-20: 61, 2020-21: 57, 2021-22: 75, 2022-23: 16, 2023-24: 44

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; values are authority-reported annual figures.

Archived document 9371b65d (TXT) · line 11
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Aberdeenshire Council2018-19–2023-24

Probationers and contract outcomes

Probationers employed primary: 2018-19: 96, 2019-20: 118, 2020-21: 101, 2021-22: 102, 2022-23: 104, 2023-24: 91

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; values are authority-reported annual figures.

Archived document 9371b65d (TXT) · line 11
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Aberdeenshire Council2018-19–2023-24

Probationers and contract outcomes

Probationers employed secondary: 2018-19: 63, 2019-20: 38, 2020-21: 41, 2021-22: 46, 2022-23: 25, 2023-24: 12

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; values are authority-reported annual figures.

Archived document 9371b65d (TXT) · line 11
Reviewed 2026-09-07

City of Edinburgh Council2017–2024

Probationers and contract outcomes

Probationers distinct headcount: 2017: 234, 2018: 132, 2019: 200, 2020: 163, 2021: 173, 2022: 186, 2023: 166, 2024: 3

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; source reports a corresponding grand total.

Archived document 055bd412 (TXT) · line 60
Reviewed 2026-09-07

City of Edinburgh Council2017–2024

Probationers and contract outcomes

Fixed term contracts: 2017: 95, 2018: 55, 2019: 121, 2020: 90, 2021: 80, 2022: 65, 2023: 71, 2024: 1

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; source reports a corresponding grand total.

Archived document 055bd412 (TXT) · line 85
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Clackmannanshire Council2018–2024

Probationers and contract outcomes

Probationers employed: 2018: 31, 2019: 31, 2020: 36, 2021: 33, 2022: 24, 2023: 23, 2024: 24

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; verify table interpretation against full response.

Archived document af8f94a9 (TXT) · line 10
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Clackmannanshire Council2018–2023

Probationers and contract outcomes

Fixed term contracts: 2018: 0, 2019: 4, 2020: 11, 2021: 9, 2022: 4, 2023: 5

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; verify table interpretation against full response.

Archived document af8f94a9 (TXT) · lines 20-22
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Midlothian Council2018/19–2023/24

Primary probationer placements (requested)

Primary requested: 2018/19: 33, 2019/20: 36, 2020/21: 32, 2021/22: 39, 2022/23: 38, 2023/24: 33

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; multi-measure wide table transposed without aggregation.

Archived document 7c0dbd5c (XLSX) · sheet Sheet1!A1:M3
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Midlothian Council2018/19–2023/24

Primary probationer placements (assigned)

Primary assigned: 2018/19: 30, 2019/20: 34, 2020/21: 37, 2021/22: 39, 2022/23: 31, 2023/24: 29

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; multi-measure wide table transposed without aggregation.

Archived document 7c0dbd5c (XLSX) · sheet Sheet1!A1:M3
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Midlothian Council2018/19–2023/24

Secondary probationer placements (requested)

Secondary requested: 2018/19: 35, 2019/20: 38, 2020/21: 37, 2021/22: 62, 2022/23: 37, 2023/24: 44

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; multi-measure wide table transposed without aggregation.

Archived document 7c0dbd5c (XLSX) · sheet Sheet1!A1:M4
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Midlothian Council2018/19–2023/24

Secondary probationer placements (assigned)

Secondary assigned: 2018/19: 24, 2019/20: 28, 2020/21: 28, 2021/22: 48, 2022/23: 23, 2023/24: 15

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; multi-measure wide table transposed without aggregation.

Archived document 7c0dbd5c (XLSX) · sheet Sheet1!A1:M4
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Highland Council2024/25

Highland probationer intake and retention

For 2024/25 the workbook reports primary bids 44, allocated 45, withdrawn 3 and remaining 42; secondary bids 58, allocated 31, withdrawn 7 and remaining 24.

Context and source

Administrative counts, not direct completion or permanent-employment measures.

Archived document fb78b471 (XLSX) · sheet1!A3:I14
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Midlothian Council2017/18 and 2023/24

Midlothian primary probationer outcomes

For primary probationers, the workbook reports 26 completions in 2017/18 and 26 in 2023/24; for 2023/24 it reports 9 permanent offers, 10 fixed-term offers, 5 added to supply and 2 leaving employment.

Context and source

Primary figures only; secondary data are in the same workbook.

Archived document b63379b2 (XLSX) · sheet1!A1:H8
Reviewed 2026-09-07

South Ayrshire Council2016/17, 2020/21 and 2023/24

South Ayrshire probationer totals

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.

Context and source

Unknown outcome cells remain unknown.

Archived document ad8fa4d5 (XLSX) · sheet1!A2:C21
Reviewed 2026-09-07

North Ayrshire Council2017/18 to 2023/24

North Ayrshire probationer outcomes

The answer grid records primary probationer bids falling from 32 in 2017/18 to 25 in 2023/24, while secondary bids rise from 43 to 47 over the same sessions.

Context and source

Bid counts are not allocated or completed counts.

Archived document cd981eab (XLSX) · sheet1!A4:C11
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Clackmannanshire Council2017–2024

Clackmannanshire probationer table

The workbook supplies primary and secondary probationer requested and successfully completed counts for school years 2017–2023, with primary 2024 values where supplied, and marks several fixed-term or supply cells as records not kept.

Context and source

Records-not-kept cells are not interpreted as zero.

Archived document 98d5dccf (XLSX) · Sheet3!B5:R9 (XML worksheet sheet2.xml)
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Scottish Borders Council2024/25

Scottish Borders 2024/25 NQT requests

The council records 2024/25 NQT requests of 42 primary and 27 secondary.

Context and source

Requested counts are not completion or permanent-employment counts.

Archived document ce0bb0a8 (TXT) · line 35
Reviewed 2026-09-07

East Renfrewshire Council2020/21 to 2023/24

East Renfrewshire probationer data coverage

The council supplied probationer requested and completed figures for 2020/21–2023/24 and explained that its HR/payroll system changed from 2020/21; it also distinguished requested from allocated numbers.

Context and source

Earlier years were not supplied in this response.

Archived document 6470071c (TXT) · line 8
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Orkney Islands Council2017 and 2024

Orkney probationer request trend

The council response records primary requests of 5 in 2017 and 4 in 2024, and secondary requests of 11 in 2017 and 2 in 2024.

Context and source

Response uses calendar-year labels; do not silently convert to academic years.

Archived document 8328b1e8 (TXT) · line 17
Reviewed 2026-09-07

City of Edinburgh Council2024-25
144completed the induction scheme in 2024–25

Probationer completion

144 completed TIS by June 2025: 75 primary and 69 secondary.

Context and source

Authority response; allocation/non-completion referred to an earlier request.

Archived document b3e96237 (TXT) · lines 29-31
Reviewed 2026-09-07

City of Edinburgh CouncilSeptember 2025

September employment outcomes

Primary: 3 permanent, 29 fixed-term, 32 supply and 12 not-in-teaching; secondary: 25 permanent, 5 fixed-term, 28 supply and 25 not-in-teaching.

Context and source

Reported outcome categories do not reconcile with the stated completed cohort (76 vs 75 primary; 83 vs 69 secondary). No shares or totals are derived; council-reported status also does not capture employment outside the council.

Archived document b3e96237 (TXT) · lines 42-52
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Inverclyde Council2024-25

TIS cohort

55 allocated, 39 completed and 16 opted out or did not complete.

Context and source

Authority response.

Archived document dfb4b50a (TXT) · lines 13-18
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Inverclyde CouncilSeptember 2025

Employment tracking limitation

In Inverclyde, the council recorded zero primary and secondary permanent, fixed-term and supply posts; not-in-teaching status was unknown after departure.

Context and source

Unknown is not zero; council-only tracking.

Archived document dfb4b50a (TXT) · lines 32-57
Reviewed 2026-09-07

North Lanarkshire Council2024-25

TIS cohort

144 allocated (78 primary, 66 secondary), 132 completed (72, 60) and 12 did not complete (6, 6).

Context and source

Authority response.

Archived document 9c157e03 (TXT) · lines 18-30
Reviewed 2026-09-07

North Lanarkshire Council2022-23 to 2023-24

Historical cohort figures

2023-24: 148 allocated, 143 completed, 5 non-completions; 2022-23: 147 allocated, 141 completed, 7 non-completions.

Context and source

2022-23 completed total is the sum of reported primary and secondary counts.

Archived document 9c157e03 (TXT) · lines 82-102
Reviewed 2026-09-07

North Lanarkshire CouncilSeptember 2025

September employment outcomes

Primary: 0 permanent, 25 fixed-term, 47 supply, 0 not-in-teaching; secondary: 8 permanent, 15 fixed-term, 34 supply, 3 not-in-teaching, described as employment in other local authorities.

Context and source

Council-only position; people may have teaching employment elsewhere.

Archived document 9c157e03 (TXT) · lines 40-72
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Shetland Islands Council2024-25

Allocation and flexi route

9 allocated; 1 opted out and undertook the flexi route.

Context and source

Small cohort; authority wording.

Archived document 6e55f282 (TXT) · lines 10-16
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Shetland Islands CouncilSeptember 2025

September employment outcomes

Primary: 1 permanent and 4 temporary posts; secondary: 3 permanent posts and 1 left teaching.

Context and source

Small cohort and incomplete category detail.

Archived document 6e55f282 (TXT) · lines 22-35
Reviewed 2026-09-07

East Ayrshire Council2022-23 to 2024-25

Three-year cohort sizes

Primary cohort sizes 44, 45, 50 and secondary 22, 15, 27 for 2024-25, 2023-24 and 2022-23.

Context and source

Authority table.

Archived document 59859b4a (TXT) · lines 53-66
Reviewed 2026-09-07

East Ayrshire Council2022-23 to 2024-25

Three-year destination table

Primary permanent posts 3, 1, 1 and secondary permanent posts 6, 4, 5 for 2024-25, 2023-24 and 2022-23; the table also reports temporary, supply/no declared destination and left-teaching categories.

Context and source

Council says it does not track beyond the year of employment.

Archived document 59859b4a (TXT) · lines 53-76
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Renfrewshire Council2024-25

TIS cohort

87 places after pre-August withdrawals, 81 successful completions and 6 non-completions.

Context and source

Authority response distinguishes pre-August withdrawals.

Archived document 6639b719 (TXT) · lines 27-35
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Renfrewshire Council2022-23 to 2024-25

Three-year destination table

Primary permanent/temporary/supply/leaver: 0/15/38/0, 0/7/37/0, 1/3/29/0; secondary: 3/9/20/1, 5/11/25/1, 14/13/35/0 for 2024-25, 2023-24 and 2022-23.

Context and source

Authority table.

Archived document 6639b719 (TXT) · lines 68-82
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Falkirk Council2022-23 to 2024-25

Three-year destination table

Primary permanent/temporary/supply: 10/7/33, 10/6/17, 0/16/22; secondary: 30/6/10, 15/12/27, 9/7/11 for 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Context and source

Falkirk says outcomes after leaving the council are not held.

Archived document cd8c57e9 (TXT) · lines 145-168
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Argyll and Bute Council2022-23 to 2024-25

Three-year destination table

2024-25 primary: 1 permanent, 5 temporary, 2 supply, 1 moved abroad, 1 no contract, 1 extension, 1 withdrawal; secondary: 1 permanent, 1 extension, 0 withdrawal.

Context and source

Small counts and categories are authority-specific.

Archived document 893692c0 (XLSX) · Sheet1!A13:I25
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Angus Council2024-25

Suppressed allocation and outcomes

Angus reported 16 primary and 14 secondary completed; allocations were ranges 23-26 and 15-18; primary permanent 0 and temporary 14; several small categories are <5.

Context and source

Preserve ranges and suppression; do not convert to point estimates.

Archived document ec01a0e4 (XLSX) · Sheet1!A4:F16
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Aberdeenshire Council2023-24 to 2024-25

Aggregate outcomes

Aberdeenshire reported 88 primary and 20 secondary in 2024-25, with 8 primary and 12 secondary not completing; aggregate outcome sheets report fixed-term, no-longer-employed, permanent and relief totals for September 2023-2025.

Context and source

Outcome sheet is aggregate and not split by sector.

Archived document ffc1555f (XLSX) · Total Probationers!A1:C2; Did Not Complete!A1:C2; Employment Outcomes!A1:B21
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar2024-25

TIS cohort and outcomes

12 allocated, 7 successful (3 primary, 4 secondary), 5 opted out/did not complete; 2024-25 outcomes include 3 primary temporary and secondary 1 part-time temporary, 1 supply-only and 2 not teaching.

Context and source

Some categories are combined post types.

Archived document c54ea691 (XLSX) · Sheet1!B4:B19
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Orkney Islands Council2024-25

TIS outcomes

4 completed in 2024-25, all primary; September sheet reports 0 permanent, 0 temporary, 2 supply-only and 2 no longer with council.

Context and source

Small cohort; no longer with council is not synonymous with leaving teaching.

Archived document 2ffda86a (XLSX) · 24-25!A1:E8
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Aberdeen City Council2022-23 to 2024-25

TIS cohort and September employment outcomes

Aberdeen City reported 2024-25 totals of 52 primary and 35 secondary probationers, with 3 withdrawals; its employment attachment reports 29 primary permanent, 15 primary supply, 23 secondary permanent, 4 secondary supply and 6 secondary fixed-term posts.

Context and source

The attachment provides an incomplete category breakdown for 2024-25; withdrawals are reported by sector.

Archived document 8988a789 (CSV) · CSV lines 1-13
Reviewed 2026-09-07

East Renfrewshire Council2024-25

TIS cohort and completion

East Renfrewshire reported 128 allocated, 27 withdrawals before placement, 97 completed and 4 opted out or did not complete in 2024-25.

Context and source

Authority response distinguishes pre-placement withdrawals from later non-completion.

Archived document 9008b285 (DOCX) · document body, section 1
Reviewed 2026-09-07

East Renfrewshire Council2022-23 to 2024-25

Three-year employment destinations

East Renfrewshire reported primary permanent/temporary/supply counts of 3/24/31 in 2022-23, 4/34/26 in 2023-24 and 2/25/24 in 2024-25.

Context and source

Council supply-list status does not establish whether the teacher worked elsewhere.

Archived document 9008b285 (DOCX) · document body, section 2
Reviewed 2026-09-07

North Ayrshire Council2024-25

TIS cohort and outcomes

North Ayrshire reported 43 allocated, 28 completed and 15 did not commence or complete in 2024-25; September outcomes were primary 2 permanent, 1 fixed-term and 17 supply, and secondary 0 permanent, 0 fixed-term and 7 supply, with one secondary no longer employed by the council.

Context and source

The council states information on people no longer employed is not held beyond the supplied count.

Archived document 5c98453d (DOCX) · document body, Response Q1-Q2
Reviewed 2026-09-07

South Ayrshire Council2024-25

TIS cohort

South Ayrshire's response attachment reports 57 allocated, 51 successfully completed and 6 opted out or did not complete in 2024-25.

Context and source

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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