Topic findings
How councils recruit and use supply teachers, including the census-week snapshot.
11 verified findings · 17 numerical series
Casual supply list: 2017: 65, 2018: 52, 2019: 123, 2020: 68, 2021: 85, 2022: 113, 2023: 58, 2024: 3
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; source reports a corresponding grand total.
Archived document 055bd412 (TXT) · line 98
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Casual supply list: 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2020: 0, 2021: 6, 2022: 4, 2023: 4
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; verify table interpretation against full response.
Archived document af8f94a9 (TXT) · lines 29-31
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Supply teachers employees without guaranteed hours: 2017: 0, 2018: 0, 2019: 0, 2020: 0, 2021: 0, 2022: 0, 2023: 0, 2024: 0
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.
Archived document 01a3d9b4 (CSV) · lines 1-5
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Supply: 2017-2018: 771, 2018-2019: 788, 2019-2020: 831, 2020-2021: 901, 2021-2022: 1070, 2022-2023: 964, 2023-2024: 1046, 2024-ongoing: 897
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; machine-readable attachment table parsed without aggregation.
Archived document 677b8c78 (XLSX) · sheet FOI-671394549!A3:E11
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Casual number of employees: 2017/18: 481, 2018/19: 471, 2019/20: 475, 2020/21: 542, 2021/22: 546, 2022/23: 553, 2023/24: 563, 2024/25: 374
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; forward-filled grouped table reconstructed without aggregation.
Archived document 62f16449 (XLSX) · sheet Reply!A1:C26
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Pt supply: 2017: 1, 2018: 0, 2019: 0, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 0, 2023: 0, 2024: 0
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.
Archived document ea93b037 (XLSX) · sheet IR0026!A3:A17
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Supply headcount: 2017: 323, 2018: 367, 2019: 410, 2020: 446, 2021: 465, 2022: 525, 2023: 561, 2024: 593, 2025: 633
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; grouped blocks reconstructed without aggregation.
Archived document 4be393cd (XLSX) · sheet Sheet1!A1:C44
Reviewed 2026-09-07
Casual supply: Tax Year 2017/18 (snapshot 31/03/2018): 183, Tax Year 2018/19 (snapshot 31/03/2019): 187, Tax Year 2019/20 (snapshot 31/03/2020): 182, Tax Year 2020/21 (snapshot 31/03/2021): 211, Tax Year 2021/22 (snapshot 31/03/2022): 237, Tax Year 2022/23 (snapshot 31/03/2023): 201, Tax Year 2023/24 (snapshot 31/03/2024): 174, Tax Year 204/25 (snapshot 17/12/2024): 207
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; machine-readable attachment table parsed without aggregation. The source labels the final period '204/25' and gives a 17 December 2024 snapshot; that label is reproduced verbatim.
Archived document 6c620ccf (XLSX) · sheet Sheet1!A3:E11
Reviewed 2026-09-07
The council recorded 8, 14, 12, 12 and 10 supply teachers deployed Monday to Friday during 9–13 September 2024.
Successful response; counts are authority-specific.
Archived document 12cfef44 (TXT) · line 6
Reviewed 2026-09-07
The council recorded daily totals of 45, 61, 86, 79 and 64 on 9–13 September 2024, split into longer-than-two-day Letters of Engagement and one/two-day contracts.
Partially successful response; reported average covers a different period.
Archived document 16d74452 (TXT) · line 50
Reviewed 2026-09-07
The council table records 695.89 long-term-supply hours and 365.21 short-term-supply hours across 9–13 September 2024, with 93 and 71 headcount respectively.
Do not add hours to headcount or infer unique people.
Archived document 389c861a (TXT) · line 34
Reviewed 2026-09-07
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Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Not yet assessed · 3 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Refused
Not yet assessed · 2 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Long overdue
Not yet assessed · 6 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
Not yet assessed · 4 recovered files
Archived April 2026: Needs status update
City of Edinburgh Council · count · probationary teachers
Distinct headcount by probation year; 2024 is January–August in the authority response.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; source reports a corresponding grand total.
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Clackmannanshire Council · count · probationary teachers
Authority supplied annual counts; 2024 was not supplied for contract outcome rows.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; verify table interpretation against full response.
Archived document af8f94a9 (TXT) · lines 29-31 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Aberdeen City Council · count · teaching staff
Wide table row 'Supply Teachers / employees without guaranteed hours' by year columns.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.
Archived document 01a3d9b4 (CSV) · lines 1-5 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Angus Council · count · teaching staff
Column 'Supply' by period column 'Financial Year'.
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; machine-readable attachment table parsed without aggregation.
Archived document 677b8c78 (XLSX) · sheet FOI-671394549!A3:E11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Argyll and Bute Council · count · teachers
Number of employees by contract type and financial year; year labels are forward-filled from the source table.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; forward-filled grouped table reconstructed without aggregation.
Archived document 62f16449 (XLSX) · sheet Reply!A1:C26 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar · count · teaching staff
Wide table row 'PT Supply' by year columns.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; wide machine-readable table transposed without aggregation.
Archived document ea93b037 (XLSX) · sheet IR0026!A3:A17 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
East Dunbartonshire Council · headcount · teachers
Headcount by employment type; each year block in the authority workbook contributes one value.
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Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; grouped blocks reconstructed without aggregation.
Archived document 4be393cd (XLSX) · sheet Sheet1!A1:C44 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Scottish Borders Council · count · teaching staff
Column 'Casual/Supply' by period column 'Year'.
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; machine-readable attachment table parsed without aggregation. The source labels the final period '204/25' and gives a 17 December 2024 snapshot; that label is reproduced verbatim.
Archived document 6c620ccf (XLSX) · sheet Sheet1!A3:E11 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar · teachers · all
Daily headcount reported for 9–13 September 2024.
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Successful response; one authority and one census week.
Archived document 12cfef44 (TXT) · line 6 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Dumfries and Galloway Council · teachers · all
Daily total headcount.
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Partially successful response; definitions are council-supplied.
Archived document 16d74452 (TXT) · line 50 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Dumfries and Galloway Council · teachers · all
Temporary contracts longer than two days.
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Partially successful response; definitions are council-supplied.
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Dumfries and Galloway Council · teachers · all
Contracts of one or two days.
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Partially successful response; definitions are council-supplied.
Archived document 16d74452 (TXT) · line 50 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Dumfries and Galloway Council · teachers per day · all
Council-reported average from start of academic year 2024 through 13 December 2024.
Different period from census-week series.
Archived document 16d74452 (TXT) · line 33 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Scottish Borders Council · hours · all
Daily council table for 9–13 September 2024.
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Partially successful response; hours and headcount are distinct measures.
Archived document 389c861a (TXT) · line 29 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
Scottish Borders Council · teachers · all
Daily council table for 9–13 September 2024.
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Partially successful response; hours and headcount are distinct measures.
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Scottish Borders Council · hours · all
Daily council table for 9–13 September 2024.
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Partially successful response; hours and headcount are distinct measures.
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Scottish Borders Council · teachers · all
Daily council table for 9–13 September 2024.
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Partially successful response; hours and headcount are distinct measures.
Archived document 389c861a (TXT) · line 29 · Reviewed 2026-09-07
