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Table 3.15: Secondary school teachers by age and subject taught, 2003-2008

Average age

Percentage aged 55+

03

04

05

06

07

08

03

04

05

06

07

08

English

44

44

43

42

42

42

13

14

15

16

17

17

French

44

44

44

44

44

44

12

15

16

19

19

21

German

44

44

44

45

45

45

13

14

16

20

24

23

Spanish

42

43

43

44

44

44

7

9

9

14

16

17

Gaelic

44

42

43

42

41

40

21

11

18

18

17

16

Italian

41

43

40

44

46

46

*

*

*

*

*

*

ESL

48

48

49

50

52

52

26

30

23

32

36

42

Community Lang.

49

47

48

49

50

50

-

*

*

*

*

*

Other Modern Lang.

45

45

45

44

44

44

12

11

13

15

16

17

Classics

47

47

48

50

49

49

28

23

21

32

42

42

Mathematics

44

44

43

43

42

42

14

15

15

16

16

17

Biology

44

44

43

43

43

43

13

14

15

16

17

18

Chemistry

46

46

46

45

44

44

22

23

25

25

23

22

Science (general)

45

45

44

44

45

45

16

22

20

16

21

21

Physics

44

45

44

44

44

44

18

19

21

20

20

20

Economics

45

48

50

50

50

48

*

19

*

*

34

*

Geography

45

45

45

44

44

43

17

19

20

21

22

24

History

45

44

44

44

43

43

15

19

23

22

23

24

Religious Education

43

43

43

43

43

43

14

12

13

13

15

17

Modern Studies

44

44

44

43

42

42

*

*

*

*

*

*

Media Studies

45

46

44

44

40

41

10

13

11

14

10

15

Business Education

44

44

44

44

44

44

13

15

16

16

16

17

Computing

43

43

43

43

44

44

8

9

11

12

14

17

Home Economics

47

47

48

48

47

48

15

17

20

22

24

25

Technical Education

45

44

44

44

44

44

15

14

15

16

17

18

PSE/Guidance

..

..

..

46

46

46

..

..

..

17

22

20

Art & Design

45

45

45

45

44

44

16

19

19

19

20

21

Music

39

39

39

39

39

39

10

9

9

10

10

11

Physical Education

42

41

41

40

40

40

7

7

9

10

12

13

Speech and Drama

40

46

40

40

51

52

4

5

5

7

40

40

Learning support

49

49

49

50

50

50

22

24

27

31

33

36

ASN general

46

50

50

51

50

50

28

31

35

40

38

37

behavioural support

46

48

48

49

50

50

12

16

23

26

30

33

learning difficulties

50

50

50

49

50

50

26

30

32

33

35

34

physical disabilities

..

51

49

51

50

47

..

*

*

*

*

*

Hearing impairment

43

43

42

44

46

48

*

*

*

*

*

16

Visual impairment

48

49

47

51

49

50

-

-

-

-

*

*

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