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Written Question · S6W-20228 · Session 6

How many probationary teachers were requested by each of the 32 local authorities to commence their probationary year in August 2023, and h…

Answered Asked by Liam Kerr Con Lodged 25 Jul 2023

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many probationary teachers were requested by each of the 32 local authorities to commence their probationary year in August 2023, and how many were allocated to each local authority.

The answer

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 Aug 2023 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

The number of probationers local authorities bid for was greater than the number of probationers required to be allocated.
As at May 2023, local authorities bid for 3,818 probationers. The number of probationers allocated were 3,161.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-20228 by reference.