§ Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will state the number of teachers in each subject category employed in Scotland at the most recent convenient date; and what are the numerical and percentage shortages in each category.
§ Mr. RossThe figures are as follows:
Subject Numbers of whole-time qualified teachers employed Additional teachers required Mathematics 1,789 220 Science 1,635 293 Mathematics and Science (double qualification) 1,697 94 English 3,914 377 History 1,536 Geography 752 Modern Languages 1,716 120 Classics 660 14 Art 1,527 207 Commerce 550 152 Homecraft 1,520 286 Music 856 266 Physical Education 1,245 150 Technical 1,790 111 Other 346 107 Total 21,533 2,397 Notes:
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- (1) All figures relate to December, 1967.
- (2) A teacher who holds a qualification in more than one subject (other than mathematics and science) is counted under one subject only, normally the first named on the list; he may not therefore be teaching the subject under which he is counted.
- (3) The figures in the third column are aggregates of estimates by education authorities and other school managers of the additional teachers required in each subject to fill vacancies, reduce oversize classes and replace unqualified teachers and re-employed teachers over 70.
- (4) Because as shown by notes (2) and (3), the figures in the second and third columns are not directly comparable, the shortages indicated by the figures in the third column have not been shown as percentages.