The following data is available in a readily published format from these data sources. Information already published will be considered reasonably accessible to applicants who request information pertaining to the following data as noted in Section 21(1) of the Freedom of Information Act.
A complete series of data in relation to West Dunbartonshire Council employee number is available via the Scottish Government Staffing Returns.
You can access the published data dating from Quarter 1 1999:
Public sector employment in Scotland: web tables - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) , click on the List of Tables tab and select the relevant criteria, selecting 'by authority' will allow you to view the returns from West Dunbartonshire Council. Every quarter is available via excel.
A complete series of data in relation to West Dunbartonshire Council teachers, employed in Primary, Secondary, Special Schools, Head Teacher and centrally employed Teachers are available via the Census data.
You can access the published data to the most recent census here:
Teacher census supplementary statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
West Dunbartonshire Council headcount of Supply Teachers data broken down by school types and gender as recorded at 31st March:
| Year | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 332 | 218 | 154 | 117 | 93 | 85 |
| M | 32 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| F | 300 | 194 | 139 | 102 | 79 | 74 |
| Secondary | 276 | 207 | 167 | 172 | 131 | 142 |
| M | 102 | 80 | 72 | 81 | 58 | 64 |
| F | 174 | 127 | 95 | 91 | 73 | 78 |
| Special | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 608 | 426 | 322 | 290 | 225 | 228 |
West Dunbartonshire Council headcount of secondary school Supply Teachers data broken down by main subject as recorded at 31st March:
| Subject | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Support Needs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art | 36 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Biology | 20 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Business | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chemistry | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Computing | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Economics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| French | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Geography | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| German | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | 22 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Home Economics | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematics | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Modern Languages | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Modern Studies | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Music | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Not available | 22 | 28 | 45 | 98 | 80 | 95 |
| Physical Education | 21 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Physics | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Psychology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Science | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Technological Studies | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |