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Table 3.10: Secondary school teachers by GTC registered subject (1), and Gaelic ability and use, 2007

Registered to teach this subject

Currently teaching this subject

Able to teach through Gaelic

Currently teaching through Gaelic

All subjects

34,700

34,683

127

75

English

3,545

3,063

9

3

French

1,728

1,391

-

-

German

839

657

1

-

Spanish

374

280

-

-

Gaelic

78

68

53

41

Italian

124

80

-

-

English as an Additional Language

13

32

-

-

Community Languages

10

8

-

-

Other Modern Languages

151

302

-

-

Classical Studies

141

62

-

-

Mathematics

3,477

2,918

12

2

Biology

1,715

1,351

1

1

Chemistry

1,672

1,239

1

-

General Science

1,952

2,195

2

2

Physics

1,248

1,008

3

2

Economics

604

105

-

-

Geography

1,225

1,026

4

4

History

1,782

1,196

4

3

Religious Education

1,082

1,230

4

1

Modern Studies

1,292

976

-

-

Media Studies

71

118

-

-

Business Studies

1,189

1,074

-

-

Computing Studies

1,181

1,103

3

1

Home Economics

1,197

1,025

8

4

Technical Education

1,449

1,365

5

2

PSE/Guidance

93

1,289

2

2

Art

1,281

1,183

3

2

Music

978

884

1

1

Physical Education

2,030

1,756

2

1

Speech and Drama

403

367

-

-

Learning support

405

1,023

-

-

Additional support needs:

general

140

202

-

-

behavioural support

69

154

-

-

learning difficulties

101

182

-

-

physical disabilities

8

28

-

-

Hearing impairment

19

31

-

-

Visual impairment

3

9

-

-

Other / not known

1,030

3,417

8

5

(1) Excludes those with zero class contact time. Specific registration not necessary for additional support needs subjects, teachers may have registration in another subject and a qualification in additional support needs.

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