Education Recovery additional funding 2021 - 2022: local authority allocations - additional £50 million

Details of additional funding made available to increase the number of teachers and pupil support assistants employed in schools.


As part of the Scottish Government’s 100 days manifesto commitment in 2021, we have now provided funding to councils to increase teacher numbers by 1,000 and classroom assistants by 500. 

In addition to this funding, we have provided an extra £65 million annually to local authorities from 2022-23 which will support councils to employ additional staff on permanent contracts. 

 Funding (£M)

Indicative no. of teachers (FTE)

Indicative no. of Pupil Support Assistants (FTE)

Aberdeen City

£1.656

33

17

Aberdeenshire

£2.644

53

27

Angus

£1.102

22

11

Argyll & Bute

£0.794

16

8

Clackmannanshire

£0.468

9

5

Dumfries & Galloway

£1.418

28

14

Dundee City

£1.287

26

13

East Ayrshire

£1.137

23

11

East Dunbartonshire

£1.222

24

12

East Lothian

£1.042

21

10

East Renfrewshire

£1.220

24

12

Edinburgh, City of

£3.628

73

36

Eilean Siar

£0.279

6

3

Falkirk

£1.544

31

16

Fife

£3.540

71

35

Glasgow City

£4.925

99

49

Highland

£2.306

46

23

Inverclyde

£0.696

14

7

Midlothian

£0.930

19

9

Moray

£0.870

17

9

North Ayrshire

£1.292

26

13

North Lanarkshire

£3.469

69

35

Orkney Islands

£0.241

5

2

Perth & Kinross

£1.324

26

13

Renfrewshire

£1.672

33

17

Scottish Borders

£1.067

21

11

Shetland Islands

£0.269

5

3

South Ayrshire

£1.025

21

10

South Lanarkshire

£3.196

64

32

Stirling

£0.937

19

9

West Dunbartonshire

£0.881

18

9

West Lothian

£1.919

38

19

Scotland

£50.000

1000

500

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