Teachers in Scotland 2007

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Table 3.9: Secondary school teachers by main subject taught and gender 2005-2007 (1)

2005

2006

Main subject taught

Including where the subject
is not the main subject

2007

Total

Total

Female

Male

Total

Female

Male

Total

All subjects

23,743

24,427

14,655

9,747

24,401

English

2,620

2,796

2,063

824

2,887

2,192

871

3,063

French

1,149

1,157

915

204

1,119

1,139

252

1,391

German

249

233

142

51

193

518

139

657

Spanish

73

66

54

11

65

224

56

280

Gaelic

58

60

39

20

59

47

21

68

Italian

11

11

8

3

11

66

14

80

English as Additional Language

24

24

24

5

29

27

5

32

Community Languages

8

8

6

2

8

6

2

8

Other Modern Languages

217

250

212

55

267

235

67

302

Classical Studies

37

26

15

14

29

37

25

62

Mathematics

2,506

2,654

1,433

1,293

2,726

1,532

1,385

2,918

Biology

1,105

1,156

745

414

1,159

866

484

1,351

Chemistry

986

1,020

507

535

1,042

609

629

1,239

General Science

218

200

85

78

162

1,083

1,113

2,195

Physics

901

936

234

675

909

263

745

1,008

Economics

9

15

6

10

15

67

38

105

Geography

849

897

477

406

883

566

460

1,026

History

849

881

412

448

860

601

595

1,196

Religious Education

662

676

356

341

697

683

547

1,230

Modern Studies

536

582

304

262

566

520

455

976

Media Studies

9

7

2

6

8

60

59

118

Business Studies

965

971

766

183

949

855

219

1,074

Computing Studies

803

803

315

453

768

549

554

1,103

Home Economics

953

990

963

15

978

1,007

18

1,025

Technical Education

1,274

1,322

167

1,149

1,316

183

1,182

1,365

PSE/Guidance

..

237

184

87

270

827

462

1,289

Art

1,107

1,189

735

425

1,160

745

438

1,183

Music

835

872

594

259

853

616

268

884

Physical Education

1,544

1,657

849

841

1,690

891

865

1,756

Speech and Drama

286

312

246

76

322

281

86

367

Learning support

761

850

729

156

885

836

187

1,023

Additional support needs:

general

129

139

111

15

126

178

25

202

behavioural support

102

94

78

28

106

110

44

154

learning difficulties

124

135

117

23

140

149

33

182

physical disabilities

8

7

9

1

10

23

5

28

Hearing impairment

16

17

26

4

30

27

4

31

Visual impairment

4

3

3

-

3

8

1

9

Other / not known

1,757

1,176

728

373

1,101

2,210

1,207

3,417

(1) Excludes those with zero class contact time. Some of the difference between years will be due to improvements in data quality. See background note 18.
Local authority figures here.

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