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Recruitment & vacancies

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01 / Sourced findings

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2 reviewed findings · 1 numerical series

Aberdeenshire Council2021/22–2023/24
3,320unsuccessful applications for teaching interviews in 2023/24 (3,421 the year before)

Unsuccessful teaching interviews

Unsuccessful interview applications: 2021/22: 2970, 2022/23: 3421, 2023/24: 3320

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; response says figures cover all listed teaching post categories.

Archived document 4997e842 (TXT) · line 29
Reviewed 2026-09-07

Falkirk Council2018–2024 excluding COVID years

Falkirk teacher-number average

A council correspondence attachment records that Falkirk’s average teacher numbers over 2018–2024, excluding COVID years, were 1,655.

Context and source

Council correspondence attachment; preserve the stated exclusion and method.

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Reviewed 2026-09-07

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