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S6W-04684 · Written Question · lodged by Dowey, Sharon
Lodged on
25 Nov 2021Heard / answered on
22 Dec 2021To ask the Scottish Government how many secondary school teachers have left their post in each year since 2018, broken down by (a) subject taught and (b) local authority area.
The answer
Table 1 shows the number of secondary teachers in each Local Authority at the time of the census and who did not hold a post in the following year's census. Some teachers may be double counted if they are recorded as working in two different local authorities.
Table 2 shows the number of secondary teachers by their main subject at the time of the census and who did not hold a post in the following year's census. Some teachers may be double counted if they have a post at more than one schools and are recorded as having a different main subject at different schools.
In both tables teachers who were not teaching at the time because they were either on leave or seconded from their post (e.g. on maternity leave) are counted as holding a post. The total figure in table 1 and table 2 are different as some teachers may be double counted.
There are a number of reasons why a teacher would not hold a post in the following year's census, these include resignation, retiring, end of contract, moving to independent schools etc.
Table 1
post held in 2018 census but not in 2019 census
post held in 2019 census but not in 2020 census
Aberdeen City
60
51
Aberdeenshire
94
75
Angus
42
28
Argyll & Bute
38
26
Clackmannanshire
15
7
Dumfries & Galloway
51
50
Dundee City
39
30
East Ayrshire
40
24
East Dunbartonshire
56
44
East Lothian
40
28
East Renfrewshire
63
72
Edinburgh City
116
121
Falkirk
59
39
Fife
134
117
Glasgow City
154
142
Highland
125
87
Inverclyde
32
22
Midlothian
30
24
Moray
34
37
Na h-Eileanan Siar
28
21
North Ayrshire
47
31
North Lanarkshire
121
91
Orkney Islands
13
5
Perth & Kinross
56
50
Renfrewshire
68
45
Scottish Borders
52
38
Shetland Islands
16
13
South Ayrshire
39
28
South Lanarkshire
75
65
Stirling
39
33
West Dunbartonshire
27
36
West Lothian
52
39
Grant aided
5
2
Total
1,860
1,521
Table 2
post held in 2018 census but not in 2019 census
post held in 2019 census but not in 2020 census
Art & Design
84
97
Biology
102
82
Business Education
89
55
Chemistry
69
57
Classics
1
0
Computing
48
40
Drama
32
22
English
217
165
French
62
58
Gaelic
7
2
Geography
73
53
German
16
3
Hearing Impairment
8
1
History
56
58
Home Economics
84
66
Italian
2
1
Learning Support, Primary
23
13
Learning Support, Secondary
68
58
Mandarin
4
3
Mathematics
205
149
Modern Studies
54
49
Music
60
66
Other
47
28
Other Modern Languages
39
45
Physical Education
114
97
Physics
66
51
Primary TQ
2
2
PSE/Guidance
20
25
Religious Education
66
38
Science (general)
18
14
SEN (recorded pupils)
6
7
SEN (Secondary) non-recorded pupils
3
4
SEN Behavioural Support
8
8
SEN Learning Difficulties
10
12
Spanish
8
9
Technical Education
91
78
Visual Impairment
2
1
Education
0
1
ESL
0
1
Media Studies
0
2
N/A (1)
1
3
All subjects
1,865
1,524
(1)Some teachers may have no teaching responsibilities (e.g. some head or depute teachers) and therefore have not recorded a main subject.
Table 2 shows the number of secondary teachers by their main subject at the time of the census and who did not hold a post in the following year's census. Some teachers may be double counted if they have a post at more than one schools and are recorded as having a different main subject at different schools.
In both tables teachers who were not teaching at the time because they were either on leave or seconded from their post (e.g. on maternity leave) are counted as holding a post. The total figure in table 1 and table 2 are different as some teachers may be double counted.
There are a number of reasons why a teacher would not hold a post in the following year's census, these include resignation, retiring, end of contract, moving to independent schools etc.
Table 1
post held in 2018 census but not in 2019 census
post held in 2019 census but not in 2020 census
Aberdeen City
60
51
Aberdeenshire
94
75
Angus
42
28
Argyll & Bute
38
26
Clackmannanshire
15
7
Dumfries & Galloway
51
50
Dundee City
39
30
East Ayrshire
40
24
East Dunbartonshire
56
44
East Lothian
40
28
East Renfrewshire
63
72
Edinburgh City
116
121
Falkirk
59
39
Fife
134
117
Glasgow City
154
142
Highland
125
87
Inverclyde
32
22
Midlothian
30
24
Moray
34
37
Na h-Eileanan Siar
28
21
North Ayrshire
47
31
North Lanarkshire
121
91
Orkney Islands
13
5
Perth & Kinross
56
50
Renfrewshire
68
45
Scottish Borders
52
38
Shetland Islands
16
13
South Ayrshire
39
28
South Lanarkshire
75
65
Stirling
39
33
West Dunbartonshire
27
36
West Lothian
52
39
Grant aided
5
2
Total
1,860
1,521
Table 2
post held in 2018 census but not in 2019 census
post held in 2019 census but not in 2020 census
Art & Design
84
97
Biology
102
82
Business Education
89
55
Chemistry
69
57
Classics
1
0
Computing
48
40
Drama
32
22
English
217
165
French
62
58
Gaelic
7
2
Geography
73
53
German
16
3
Hearing Impairment
8
1
History
56
58
Home Economics
84
66
Italian
2
1
Learning Support, Primary
23
13
Learning Support, Secondary
68
58
Mandarin
4
3
Mathematics
205
149
Modern Studies
54
49
Music
60
66
Other
47
28
Other Modern Languages
39
45
Physical Education
114
97
Physics
66
51
Primary TQ
2
2
PSE/Guidance
20
25
Religious Education
66
38
Science (general)
18
14
SEN (recorded pupils)
6
7
SEN (Secondary) non-recorded pupils
3
4
SEN Behavioural Support
8
8
SEN Learning Difficulties
10
12
Spanish
8
9
Technical Education
91
78
Visual Impairment
2
1
Education
0
1
ESL
0
1
Media Studies
0
2
N/A (1)
1
3
All subjects
1,865
1,524
(1)Some teachers may have no teaching responsibilities (e.g. some head or depute teachers) and therefore have not recorded a main subject.
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 Dec 2021.