Item 09 Appendix 1

West Dunbartonshire Council · 16 September 2026
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Appendix 1 - RCCT Implementation Timeline 2026/27 
Date  Action 
May 2026 Estimated Number RCCT Modelling submitted to COSLA 
July 2026 Estimated Teacher Number for 2026/2027 conﬁrmed 
August 2026 Additional Funding still to be conﬁrmed by Scottish Government 
August 2026 Prepare LNCT Report for September Committee to provide an update 
August 2026 Set up and agree terms of reference of implementation working
group(s) for a)Primary, ASN and Early Years, and b)Secondary. 
Produce calendar of dates.
August 2026 Review of staﬃng sheets to include RCCT modelling  
September 2026 Teacher Census 
September 2026 RCCT Implementation Working Group(s) Meeting 
September 2026 LNCT Report RCCT Update Standing Item 
October 2026 RCCT Implementation Working Group(s) Meeting 
November 2026 RCCT Implementation Working Group(s) Meeting
November 2026 Prepare LNCT Report for December Committee to provide an update
December 2026 Census 2026/2027 Published
December 2026 LNCT Report RCCT Update Standing Item 
December 2026 RCCT Implementation Working Group(s) Meeting
January 2027 Annual Staﬃng Meetings
January 2027  Estimate of Teacher Staﬃng Needs incorporating RCCT requirement
for 2027/2028
January 2027 RCCT Implementation Working Group(s) Meeting
February 2027 RCCT Implementation Working Group(s) Meeting
February 2027  Prepare LNCT Report for March Committee to provide an update
February 2027 Advertise Vacancies for Teachers depending on Estimation and
funding
March 2027  Annual Staﬃng Exercise 
March 2027 LNCT Report RCCT Update Standing Item 
March 2027 RCCT Implementation Working Group(s) Meeting
April 2027  Annual Staﬃng Exercise – Staﬃng Meetings/Mapping/ Recruitment 
April 2027  RCCT Implementation Working Group(s) Meeting
April 2027  Estimated Teacher Numbers incl. RCCT 2027/2028
May 2027  Teacher Recruitment Oﬀers Issues 
May 2027  RCCT Implementation Working Group(s) Meeting
May 2027  Soft launch Implementation of RCCT Model Primary, ASN and EY
Summer Term
May 2027  Prepare LNCT Report for June Committee to provide an update
May 2027  Review of Teacher Number Requirements
May 2027  Last opportunity to recruit Teachers if required for August 2027
Implementation
May 2027  RCCT Implementation Working Group(s) Meeting

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June 2027 LNCT Report RCCT Update Standing Item 
June 2027  Final Checks for August 2027 Implementation