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ISBN 978 0 7559 4979
ISSN 1479-7569 (online)

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A National Statistics Publication for Scotland

Contents

Teachers in Scotland, 2008

Background Notes

Tables
Summary
1.1 Schools, pupils and teachers by school sector, 2007 & 2008
1.2 School based teachers by gender, all sectors, 1991-2008
1.3 Teachers (headcount) by mode of working, 1998-2008
1.4 Average age of teachers by sector, 2003-2008
1.5 Numbers of teachers in schools, 2008

Primary
2.1 Primary school teachers by gender, 1991-2008
2.2 …………… age and gender, 2008
2.3 …………… age and grade, 2003-2008
2.4 …………… grade, mode of working and gender, 2008
2.5 …………… status and gender, 2008
2.6 …………… employment type and gender, 2008
2.7 …………… ethnicity and grade, 2008
2.8 …………… main subject taught, 2005-2008
2.9 …………… ability to teach through Gaelic medium and age, 2008
2.10 …………… with Roman Catholic approval, by age, 2008
2.11 Continuing professional development, by grade and gender, 2008
2.12 Supply teachers by age and gender, 2008
2.13 Teachers by class contact time, grade and mode of working, 2008
2.14 Teachers not currently in school, by gender 2008
2.15 Primary School Support Staff, 2008

Secondary
3.1 Teachers by gender, and pupil teacher ratios, 1991-2008
3.2 …………… age and gender, 2008
3.3 …………… age and grade, 2003-2008
3.4 …………… grade, mode of working and gender, 2008
3.5 …………… status and gender, 2008
3.6 …………… employment type and gender, 2008
3.7 …………… ethnicity and grade, 2008
3.8 Continuing professional development, by grade and gender, 2008
3.9 Teachers by main subject taught, gender, 2006-2008
3.10 …………… main subject taught and age, 2008
3.11 …………… main subject taught, Gaelic ability and use, 2008
3.12 …………… ability to teach through Gaelic and age, 2008
3.13 Teachers with Roman Catholic approval, by age, 2008
3.14 Supply teachers by main subject taught and gender, 2008
3.15 Secondary school teachers by age and subject taught
3.16 Teachers by class contact time, grade and mode of working, 2008
3.17 Teachers not currently in school, 2008
3.18 Secondary School Support Staff, 2008

Special
4.1 Teachers by gender, and pupil teacher ratios, 1991-2008
4.2 …………… age and gender, 2008
4.3 …………… age and grade, 2003-2008
4.4 …………… grade, mode of working and gender, 2008
4.5 …………… status and gender, 2008
4.6 …………… employment type and gender, 2008
4.7 …………… ethnicity and grade, 2008
4.8 …………… main subject taught, 2005-2008
4.9 Continuing professional development, by grade and gender, 2008
4.10 Teachers with Roman Catholic approval, by age, 2008
4.11 Supply teachers by age and gender, 2008
4.12 Teachers by class contact time, grade and mode of working, 2008
4.13 Teachers not currently in school, 2006
4.14 Special School Support Staff, 2006

Centrally Employed
5.1 Centrally employed teachers, by age and gender, 2008
5.2 Centrally employed teachers by main subject taught, 2008
5.3 Other centrally employed staff, 2004-2008

Local Authority

All sectors
6.1 Teachers in publicly funded schools and pre-schools, 2004-2008
6.2 Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded schools, 2004-2008
6.3 Teachers in all sectors by age, 2008

Primary
7.1 Teachers in publicly funded primary schools, 2001-2008
7.2 Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded primary schools, 1999-2008
7.3 Primary school teachers by age, 2008
7.4 Average age of primary school teachers, 2003-2008
7.5 Primary school teachers by grade, 2008
7.6 …………… mode of working and gender (headcount), 2008
7.7 …………… employment type, 2008
7.8 …………… ethnicity, 2008
7.9 …………… main subject taught, 2008
7.10 …………… ability to teach through and use of Gaelic, 2008
7.11 Primary school support Staff, 2008

Secondary
8.1 Teachers in publicly funded secondary schools, 2001-2008
8.2 Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded secondary schools, 1999-2008
8.3 Teachers by age, 2008
8.4 Average age of secondary school teachers, 2003-2008
8.5 Secondary school teachers by grade, 2008
8.6 …………… mode of working and gender (headcount), 2008
8.7 …………… employment type, 2008
8.8 …………… ethnicity, 2008
8.9 …………… main subject taught, 2008
8.10 …………… ability to teach through and use of Gaelic, 2008
8.11 Secondary school support Staff, 2008

Special
9.1 Teachers in publicly funded special schools, 2001-2008
9.2 Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded special schools, 1999-2008
9.3 Average age of special school teachers, 2003-2008
9.4 Special school teachers bys grade, 2008
9.5 …………… gender and mode of working (headcount), 2008
9.6 …………… employment type, 2008
9.7 …………… ethnicity, 2008
9.8 …………… main subject, 2008
9.9 Special school support Staff, 2008

Centrally employed staff
10.1 Numbers of centrally employed staff, 2004-2008
10.2 Centrally employed teachers, by subject, 2008
10.3 Centrally employed support staff, 2008

Pre-school
11.1 Teachers in publicly funded pre- schools, 2006-2008

Teacher Training
12.1 Students graduating from Teacher Training 2000-2008
12.2 Students Graduating from Teacher Training by subject 2000-2008
12.3 Students entering teacher training at the start of the academic Session, 1999/00 to 2007/08

Charts
1 Teachers in publicly funded schools by sector, 1977-2008
2 Age profile, all sectors, (headcount), 2003-2008
3 Percentage of male teachers, by age (headcount), 2003-2008
4 Teachers from minority ethnic backgrounds and of unknown ethnic origin, 2004-2008
5 Primary school teachers, age profile (headcount), 2003-2008
6 Primary school teachers by national identity, 2008
7 Secondary school teachers, age profile (headcount), 2003-2008
8 Secondary school teachers by national identity, 2008
9 Special school teachers, age profile, (headcount) 2003-2008
10 Special school teachers by national identity, 2008
11 Changes in the school based workforce since 2007
12 Projected numbers of new teachers, 2008-2018
13 Projected age profile of teachers, 2007-2016

Map 1 Overall pupil teacher ratio in primary schools, September 2008
Map 2 Overall pupil teacher ratio in secondary schools, September 2008

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