Statistical Bulletin: Education Series: Teachers in Scotland, 2009

Table 3.10: Secondary school teachers by main subject taught ⁽¹⁾ and age, 2009

Additional support needs:
	Under 25	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60 or over	Average
All subjects	1,106	3,268	2,812	2,477	2,373	2,974	4,152	3,730	833	43
English	128	518	382	333	285	316	476	378	100	41
French	29	128	120	87	134	105	198	175	28	44
German	6	15	21	21	20	18	34	34	6	44
Spanish	7	*	9	*	9	7	16	13	-	43
Gaelic	*	12	10	5	7	*	6	*	*	40
Italian	-	*	-	*	*	*	*	*	*	48
English as an Additional Language	-	-	-	5	*	*	11	11	6	51
Community Languages	-	-	-	-	*	*	*	*	*	51
Other Modern Languages	*	38	37	45	35	35	50	46	*	42
Classical Studies	*	*	*	*	*	*	8	*	*	48
Mathematics	136	429	290	310	307	413	392	361	80	42
Biology	61	179	182	106	109	116	234	160	31	42
Chemistry	34	121	114	129	100	124	144	164	34	43
General Science	*	8	16	20	16	20	32	15	5	44
Physics	34	93	108	92	118	145	127	114	34	43
Economics	-	-	-	*	-	-	*	*	*	49
Geography	45	135	112	76	47	76	129	141	28	42
History	60	150	110	108	90	68	98	132	34	41
Religious Education	42	87	81	86	68	88	102	92	30	42
Modern Studies	28	109	93	69	39	43	57	82	18	40
Media Studies	-	*	*	*	*	-	-	*	*	40
Business Studies	35	87	98	127	102	164	153	148	25	43
Computing Studies	15	79	65	77	104	126	123	122	17	44
Home Economics	24	70	59	52	103	146	247	205	39	47
Technical Education	66	137	141	111	138	221	251	207	58	44
PSE/Guidance	*	*	56	43	35	57	99	74	10	46
Art	14	121	147	116	140	144	206	214	54	44
Music	81	150	148	108	72	104	125	81	15	39
Physical Education	208	407	233	141	77	129	293	219	19	39
Speech and Drama	16	74	53	26	37	45	49	*	*	39
Learning support	10	30	57	84	80	129	262	282	80	49
general	-	8	11	8	11	22	37	54	9	50
behavioural support	*	*	*	8	11	16	33	26	10	50
learning difficulties	-	10	6	20	17	25	49	48	17	49
physical disabilities	-	*	-	-	*	*	*	*	*	51
Hearing impairment	-	-	*	*	6	*	13	*	*	48
Visual impairment	-	-	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	49
Other / not known	10	42	42	51	43	54	85	71	33	45

(1) Excludes head teachers and depute head teachers.
Additional cells may have been replaced by * for disclosure purposes

Local authority figures here, here and here.

Page updated: Tuesday, February 09, 2010

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