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Table 3.9: Secondary school teachers by main subject taught and gender 2006-2008 (1)

2006

2007 (2)

Main subject taught 2008

Including where the subject is not the main subject

Total

Total

Female

Male

Total

Female

Male

Total

All subjects

24,427

24,241

15,115

9,768

24,884

21,338

13,416

34,754

English

2,796

2,868

2,193

872

3,065

2,343

924

3,268

French

1,157

1,108

906

189

1,095

1,142

233

1,374

German

233

193

147

39

185

515

118

632

Spanish

66

65

54

11

65

241

52

292

Gaelic

60

58

41

21

62

49

23

71

Italian

11

11

8

4

12

69

15

84

English as Additional Language

24

29

24

4

28

27

4

31

Community Languages

8

8

6

2

8

6

2

8

Other Modern Languages

250

266

235

62

297

258

71

330

Classical Studies

26

29

16

11

27

36

23

60

Mathematics

2,654

2,711

1,495

1,375

2,870

1,594

1,464

3,057

Biology

1,156

1,152

806

395

1,201

925

464

1,389

Chemistry

1,020

1,034

536

479

1,016

637

561

1,198

General Science

200

162

93

75

168

1,130

1,053

2,183

Physics

936

904

238

680

918

273

740

1,014

Economics

15

15

7

6

13

66

31

97

Geography

897

877

492

389

882

591

440

1,031

History

881

856

462

447

909

642

582

1,224

Religious Education

676

691

354

347

700

673

536

1,210

Modern Studies

582

562

306

262

568

522

453

976

Media Studies

7

8

3

9

12

54

59

113

Business Studies

971

942

783

190

973

875

228

1,103

Computing Studies

803

762

313

457

770

550

566

1,116

Home Economics

990

971

972

16

988

1,018

22

1,040

Technical Education

1,322

1,306

189

1,179

1,367

205

1,208

1,414

PSE/Guidance

237

264

211

87

297

884

445

1,329

Art

1,189

1,154

751

421

1,172

760

430

1,190

Music

872

848

600

270

871

627

280

907

Physical Education

1,657

1,679

871

886

1,757

919

911

1,830

Speech and Drama

312

318

260

72

331

289

82

371

Learning support

850

881

766

164

930

886

201

1,087

Additional support needs:

general

139

126

132

20

152

197

28

225

behavioural support

94

105

91

25

116

123

43

166

learning difficulties

135

140

139

26

165

173

36

209

physical disabilities

7

10

9

2

11

23

4

27

Hearing impairment

17

26

27

4

31

28

4

33

Visual impairment

3

3

8

2

10

11

2

13

Other / not known

1,176

1,098

572

269

841

1,974

1,078

3,052

(1) Excludes promoted teachers with zero class contact time. Some of the difference between years will be due to improvements in data quality. See background note 18.
(2) Figures for 2007 have been updated since previous publication
Local authority figures here.

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