HC Deb 28 July 1988 vol 138 cc470-1W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of teachers in (i) mathematics, (ii) history, (iii) English, (iv) sciences and (v) physical education in(a) Scotland, (b) Glasgow and (c) Strathclyde, for each year since 1974.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 14 July 1988]: The full-time equivalent numbers of teachers in education authority secondary schools are given in the table. Information for 1974 to 1978 is not readily available.

Teacher full-lime equivalent
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
Mathematics
Glasgow 518 503 500 485 .. 499 .. .. 396
Strathclyde 1,563 1,567 1,583 1,617 .. 1,658 .. .. 1,479
Scotland 3,245 3,254 3,285 3,343 .. 3,406 .. .. 3,025
History
Glasgow 272 268 259 246 .. 218 .. .. 153
Strathclyde 833 801 774 746 .. 706 .. .. 578
Scotland 1,713 1,668 1,618 1,566 .. 1,494 .. .. 1,285
English
Glasgow 630 607 569 551 .. 537 .. .. 415
Strathclyde 1,771 1,754 1,703 1,717 .. 1,732 .. .. 1,502
Scotland 3,636 3,623 3,524 3,519 .. 3,511 .. .. 3,073
Sciences
Glasgow 656 650 641 632 .. 627 .. .. 504
Strathclyde 2,126 2,157 2,169 2,201 .. 2,200 .. .. 1,912
Scotland 4,411 4,487 4,508 4,545 .. 4,561 .. .. 4,128
Physical Education
Glasgow 354 345 338 322 .. 291 .. .. 241
Strathclyde 997 981 965 952 .. 912 .. .. 794
Scotland 2,073 2,058 2,002 1,965 .. 1,902 .. .. 1,697
.. not available.

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