Teachers in Scotland, 2006

Table 3.10: Secondary school teachers by main subject taught ⁽¹⁾ and age, 2006

	Under 25	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60 or over	average
All subjects	1,127	2,747	2,377	2,261	2,605	3,820	5,143	3,842	504	44
English	164	380	314	278	274	411	521	399	54	42
French	22	149	111	116	104	172	261	203	19	44
German	*	21	26	29	20	37	50	45	*	45
Spanish	*	*	*	8	9	12	16	9	*	44
Gaelic	*	10	6	6	7	7	9	10	*	42
Italian	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	44
English as an Additional Language	-	*	*	*	*	5	8	8	*	50
Community Languages	-	-	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	49
Other Modern Languages	5	25	21	31	32	42	58	35	*	44
Classical Studies	*	*	*	*	*	6	8	7	*	50
Mathematics	144	305	267	268	353	423	473	368	52	43
Biology	55	176	122	87	101	185	244	168	18	43
Chemistry	26	92	95	106	106	147	196	220	33	45
General Science	*	23	16	20	28	40	37	24	*	44
Physics	34	93	95	103	134	148	140	158	31	44
Economics	-	*	*	*	*	*	8	*	*	50
Geography	63	101	86	67	55	126	209	171	20	44
History	32	115	110	88	56	99	190	167	25	44
Religious Education	28	79	82	59	90	113	136	71	17	43
Modern Studies	31	84	72	63	50	50	110	108	14	43
Media Studies	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	44
Business Studies	35	91	91	104	138	161	196	143	11	44
Computing Studies	33	66	76	98	124	150	157	89	9	43
Home Economics	19	52	39	56	107	206	294	201	15	48
Technical Education	59	124	107	109	193	241	278	171	40	44
PSE/Guidance	*	6	20	28	32	43	67	38	*	46
Art	21	130	116	120	125	185	263	202	27	45
Music	84	156	117	77	101	125	122	74	16	39
Physical Education	200	272	173	107	111	235	392	159	8	40
Speech and Drama	*	61	32	30	40	54	51	22	*	40
Learning support	5	15	39	55	67	137	268	237	28	50
SEN general	-	5	5	9	6	20	38	48	8	51
SEN behavioural support	*	*	7	7	8	19	28	23	*	49
SEN learning difficulties	*	*	9	9	12	19	38	35	*	49
SEN physical disabilities	-	-	-	*	*	*	*	*	*	51
Hearing impairment	*	*	*	*	*	6	*	*	*	44
Visual impairment	-	-	-	-	*	*	*	*	-	51
Other / not known	37	101	113	111	113	189	269	213	30	45

(1) excludes those with zero class contact time. Additional cells may have been replaced by * for disclosure purposes

Local authority figures here and here.

The Scottish Government