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East Renfrewshire

Teaching posts, staffing and the campaign’s FOI evidence for East Renfrewshire: 24 FOI requests, 8 datasets and 6 findings.

Teaching posts that are permanent · 2025
77.2%
28th of 32 · Scotland 81.6%
Teaching posts that are temporary · 2025
14.6%
9th of 32 · Scotland 13.7%
Teachers per 1,000 pupils · 2025
76.9
17th of 32 · Scotland 75.8
Permanent posts77.2%Temporary posts14.6%Teachers per 1,000 pupils76.9Teacher FTE since 2015+13.0%Pupils since 2015+7.3%
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01 Contracts

How secure are East Renfrewshire’s teaching posts?

Teaching-post FTE by contract type at each September census. Induction-scheme posts are the probation year.

Sector
  • Permanent
  • Temporary (not induction)
  • Induction scheme
0%20%40%60%80%100%202020212022202320242025
2025Permanent 77.2%Temporary (not induction) 14.6%Induction scheme 8.3%

02 Against the other 31

Where East Renfrewshire ranks

Each dot is a council. The dashed line is Scotland.

Teaching posts that are permanent

77.2% · 28th of 32 · 2025

Scotland 81.6%Angus: 88.3%Aberdeenshire: 88.0%Clackmannanshire: 87.6%Perth and Kinross: 86.6%Aberdeen City: 86.2%Argyll and Bute: 86.2%South Lanarkshire: 86.1%Dundee City: 85.7%North Ayrshire: 84.9%Dumfries and Galloway: 84.7%Orkney Islands: 84.2%City of Edinburgh: 84.0%Scottish Borders: 83.6%Moray: 83.3%Stirling: 83.0%East Dunbartonshire: 83.0%Midlothian: 82.4%East Lothian: 82.2%Shetland Islands: 81.5%West Lothian: 81.5%North Lanarkshire: 81.1%East Ayrshire: 80.4%Highland: 80.0%Falkirk: 79.7%Renfrewshire: 78.2%South Ayrshire: 77.9%West Dunbartonshire: 77.6%East Renfrewshire: 77.2%Glasgow City: 75.7%Fife: 74.1%Na h-Eileanan Siar: 73.7%Inverclyde: 73.2%72%90%

Teaching posts that are temporary

14.6% · 9th of 32 · 2025

Scotland 13.7%Na h-Eileanan Siar: 24.3%Fife: 22.0%Inverclyde: 21.3%Glasgow City: 18.8%West Dunbartonshire: 18.1%Renfrewshire: 17.7%South Ayrshire: 16.0%Highland: 15.5%East Renfrewshire: 14.6%Shetland Islands: 14.6%East Ayrshire: 14.0%North Lanarkshire: 13.9%Falkirk: 13.9%Midlothian: 13.4%West Lothian: 13.3%Orkney Islands: 13.3%Moray: 13.1%East Lothian: 12.3%Scottish Borders: 12.2%Argyll and Bute: 12.1%North Ayrshire: 12.0%Dumfries and Galloway: 11.3%City of Edinburgh: 11.1%Stirling: 10.8%Dundee City: 9.9%Perth and Kinross: 9.8%South Lanarkshire: 9.7%Aberdeen City: 9.4%East Dunbartonshire: 9.3%Angus: 9.0%Aberdeenshire: 8.9%Clackmannanshire: 8.1%8%26%

Teaching posts held by probationers

8.3% · 1st of 32 · 2025

Scotland 4.7%East Renfrewshire: 8.3%East Dunbartonshire: 7.7%Falkirk: 6.4%Stirling: 6.2%South Ayrshire: 6.1%East Ayrshire: 5.7%Inverclyde: 5.6%Glasgow City: 5.5%East Lothian: 5.5%West Lothian: 5.2%North Lanarkshire: 5.0%City of Edinburgh: 4.9%Highland: 4.5%Dundee City: 4.4%Aberdeen City: 4.4%West Dunbartonshire: 4.3%Clackmannanshire: 4.3%South Lanarkshire: 4.3%Scottish Borders: 4.3%Midlothian: 4.1%Renfrewshire: 4.1%Dumfries and Galloway: 4.1%Shetland Islands: 4.0%Fife: 3.9%Moray: 3.6%Perth and Kinross: 3.6%North Ayrshire: 3.1%Aberdeenshire: 3.1%Angus: 2.8%Orkney Islands: 2.5%Na h-Eileanan Siar: 2.0%Argyll and Bute: 1.8%2%9%

Teachers per 1,000 pupils

76.9 · 17th of 32 · 2025

Scotland 75.8Shetland Islands: 102.3Na h-Eileanan Siar: 100.9Orkney Islands: 90.8Clackmannanshire: 86.9Argyll and Bute: 84.9South Ayrshire: 83.7North Ayrshire: 80.7East Dunbartonshire: 79.4Inverclyde: 79.4Angus: 78.8Highland: 78.4Stirling: 78.2Falkirk: 78.0Glasgow City: 77.9Dumfries and Galloway: 77.4Perth and Kinross: 77.4East Renfrewshire: 76.9North Lanarkshire: 76.8Moray: 76.3Scottish Borders: 75.9West Dunbartonshire: 75.4South Lanarkshire: 75.0East Ayrshire: 74.5Midlothian: 74.4West Lothian: 74.3Fife: 74.3Dundee City: 73.1Aberdeen City: 72.5Aberdeenshire: 72.4Renfrewshire: 72.4East Lothian: 67.9City of Edinburgh: 67.165105

Fingerprint: Permanent posts: 77.2%; Temporary posts: 14.6%; Teachers per 1,000 pupils: 76.9; Teacher FTE since 2015: +13.0%; Pupils since 2015: +7.3%.

03 Staffing

Teachers for every 1,000 pupils

A staffing ratio across all school sectors, not class size. Scotland includes grant-aided schools.

  • East Renfrewshire
  • Scotland
72747678201020122014201620182020202220242025

04 FOI evidence FOI

What East Renfrewshire told us

Figures from the council’s own replies to campaign FOI requests. Each council counts things its own way, so read definitions before comparing.

Probationers requested by the council

teachers

  • Primary
  • Secondary
4060802020/212021/222022/232023/24
Definition and sources

Induction-scheme places the council asked for or bid for in the session.

Probationers completing induction

teachers

  • Primary
  • Secondary
4060802020/212021/222022/232023/24
Definition and sources

Probationers the council reports as completing the induction year.

New teachers in permanent council posts

% of reported destinations

  • Primary
0%2%4%6%2022/232023/242024/25
Definition and sources

Permanent destinations divided by all destinations the same council reported in the same reply, for the same session and sector. Each council defines its categories slightly differently.

permanent ÷ (permanent + temporary + supply) × 100, primary

Contracted teachers who are temporary

% of permanent + temporary

  • All
0%5%10%15%20%2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Definition and sources

Temporary contracts divided by permanent plus temporary contracts, from the same council reply and period. Supply lists are excluded.

temporary ÷ (permanent + temporary) × 100

All reviewed datasets (8)

  • Contracts & job security · harmonisedTemp teacher snct fte full time equivalent by reporting periodtemp_teacher_snct_fte_full_time_equivalent · teaching staff
    211.92024Reply →
  • Contracts & job security · harmonisedPerm teacher snct fte full time equivalent by reporting periodperm_teacher_snct_fte_full_time_equivalent · teaching staff
    1,164.92024Reply →
  • After probation · harmonisedEast Renfrewshire primary probationers requestedprobationers requested · primary
    492023/24Reply →
  • After probation · harmonisedEast Renfrewshire secondary probationers requestedprobationers requested · secondary
    642023/24Reply →
  • After probation · harmonisedEast Renfrewshire primary successfully completedsuccessfully completed · primary
    492023/24Reply →
  • After probation · harmonisedEast Renfrewshire secondary successfully completedsuccessfully completed · secondary
    602023/24Reply →
  • After probationTIS cohortallocated/completed/withdrawn · all
    4opted out/did not completeReply →
  • After probation · harmonisedPrimary employment destinationspermanent/temporary/supply · primary
    242024-25 supplyReply →
All 24 FOI requests to East Renfrewshire
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