Table 2: Posts vacant for more than 3 months (1) by sector and subject
| Vacancies | % of full |
|---|
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | complement |
|---|
Pre-school | 10 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0.3 |
|---|
Primary |
|---|
Head, Depute Head | 41 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 16 | 13 | 0.4 |
|---|
Other | 127 | 71 | 102 | 73 | 33 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 0.1 |
|---|
Total Primary | 168 | 106 | 133 | 84 | 51 | 61 | 42 | 36 | 0.2 |
|---|
of which Gaelic medium (2) | # | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
|---|
Secondary (by main subject) |
|---|
Head, Depute Head | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.3 |
|---|
Maths | 11 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 0.3 |
|---|
English | 3 | 28 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 0.3 |
|---|
Modern Languages | 7 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 |
|---|
Science (general) | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1.4 |
|---|
Biology | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
|---|
Chemistry | - | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 0.2 |
|---|
Physics | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
|---|
Geography | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
|---|
History | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
|---|
Modern Studies | - | 9 | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
|---|
Business Studies | 1 | 7 | 8 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
|---|
Computing | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
|---|
Home Economics | 2 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0.9 |
|---|
Technical Studies | 5 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 |
|---|
Art | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
|---|
Music | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
|---|
Religious Education | - | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 |
|---|
Physical Education | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - | 2 | 0.1 |
|---|
Drama | - | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
|---|
Learning Support | 3 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0.4 |
|---|
Additional Support Needs (3) | # | # | # | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.5 |
|---|
Other | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
|---|
Total Secondary | 63 | 185 | 244 | 91 | 71 | 122 | 55 | 50 | 0.2 |
|---|
of which Gaelic medium (2) | # | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.6 |
|---|
Special | 9 | 18 | 35 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 10 | - | - |
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Centrally Employed (4) | # | # | # | # | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0.3 |
|---|
Total | 250 | 335 | 439 | 245 | 138 | 200 | 115 | 95 | 0.2 |
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Educational Psychologists (2) |
|---|
Permanent | # | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 3.7 |
|---|
Project based | # | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
|---|
(1) See footnote to Table 1 regarding Edinburgh data. There were no long term vacancies in Edinburgh in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 surveys. The teaching complement for Edinburgh secondary subjects is only included in the totals in Table 2.
Vacancy data not available for Aberdeenshire 2003.
(2) Gaelic medium and educational psychologist vacancy data not collected prior to 2004.
(3) Additional Support Needs vacancy data collected for the first time in 2006. These may previously have been included in either the "other" category or under "Special" school vacancies. Some authorities may still be including this under "Special".
(4) Centrally employed category not collected prior to 2007.