FOI Request - Teacher Workforce Vacancies by Subject and Time to Fill
Request 101003854098
Scope and timeframe
Please provide the following recorded information for local-authority school services for academic years 2015/16 to 2024/25 (year-to-date):
1. Workforce and vacancies (annual):
a) Total teacher FTE (all permanent + fixed-term).
b) Vacancies at 30 September each year: total; and for secondary, a subject split (e.g., English, Maths, Physics, etc.) where routinely held.
c) Time-to-fill secondary posts by subject: median days (and, if held, 90th percentile), with your measure definition.
2. Supply/relief/agency context (annual):
a) Gross spend on supply/relief/agency teachers; where held, split between council bank/relief and external agency.
3. Definitions and guidance:
a) Your vacancy status definitions and how time-to-fill is measured (e.g., advert ? offer accepted or start date).
b) Any internal guidance used for vacancy tracking or subject coding.
4. Management information:
a) Copies of any management/committee reports since 1 August 2023 that summarise teacher workforce, vacancies, recruitment, or time-to-fill.
Response 13-10-2025
1. a)
| September census | Primary FTE | Secondary FTE |
| 2015 | 405.92 | 426.04 |
| 2016 | 412.35 | 400.84 |
| 2017 | 415.25 | 398.51 |
| 2018 | 438.8 | 403.15 |
| 2019 | 431.28 | 404.88 |
| 2020 | 433.41 | 418.28 |
| 2021 | 475.39 | 454.88 |
| 2022 | 478.02 | 447.68 |
| 2023 | 453.14 | 451.90 |
| 2024 | 445.43 | 446.42 |
b) Please see attached Advertised Posts for
c) Not held. We do not calculate time to fill. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
2. a) Not held. Schools manage individually through the scheme of devolved management (DSM), their spend in terms of supply teachers. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held. We do not currently use bank or agency supply in any primary or secondary school.
3. a) Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
b) Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
4. Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.