FOI Request - Zero Hour Teaching Contracts

1. How many teachers has your local authority employed for each of the past six years?

a) 2025
b) 2024
c) 2023
d) 2022
e) 2021
f) 2020

i) How many of these posts are filled with those on permanent teaching contracts for each of the past six years mentioned above?

ii) How many of these posts are filled with those on temporary teaching contracts for each of the past six years mentioned above?

2. Does your local authority use centralised local authority arranged supply teaching contracts, an employment arrangement or employment contract in which a teacher agrees to be available to carry out temporary teaching cover in schools or other educational establishments?

If so:
a. Do these contracts have a minimum number of guaranteed hours?

b. How many full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers were employed or had such an arrangement in place in the following years respectively:
i) 2025
ii)2024
iii) 2023
iv)2022
v) 2021
2020

3. Does your local authority have any form of contract, pool, or pre-approved list of teachers in which there is an agreement that no work hours are guaranteed, work is offered only as needed, and the person can accept or decline each request or notification of work?

If so:
a. How many (FTE) teachers were employed or had such an arrangement in place in the following years respectively: 2025
i. 2024
ii. 2023
iii. 2022
iv. 2021
v. 2020

4. What local authority procedures are in place to ensure that advertised supply or cover work is allocated equitably to teachers?