Teachers (Hansard, 20 June 1977)

§ Mrs. Bain
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many of the 4,469 students due to leave Scottish colleges of education this month have been offered appropriate teaching posts;
(2) if he will record in the Official Report the number of teaching vacancies currently available in each of the Scottish regions for newly qualified teachers, giving a breakdown into primary and secondary categories.

§ Mr. McElhone
The most recent estimates available from education authorities of vacancies next session are set out below. Information is not available centrally about the number of posts offered to student teachers.

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF TEACHING VACANCIES

Primary Secondary

Borders 6 26

Central 10 8

Dumfries and Galloway 10 31

Fife Nil 28

Grampian 49 85

Highland Nil 28

Lothian 94 110

Orkney Nil Nil

Shetland 14 21

Strathclyde 8 914

Tayside 5 56

Western Isles 6 17

TOTAL 202 1,324

Agency Number of factories completed Factories in use Factories not occupied

1975 SDA … 16 8 8

… Vale of Levan No. 3 Beith No. 1

… Clydebank No. 4 Bellshill No. 5

… Bothwellpark No. 3 Blantyre No. 1

… Coatbridge Greenhill No. 2 Cumnock No. 4

… Inchinnan No. 3 Garmiston No. 1

… Shieldhall No. 1 Motherwell No. 2

… Greenock Larkfield No. 2 Port Glasgow No. 3

… Springburn Cowlairs No. 5 Shotts Stains No. 4

New Towns … 55 43 12

… Irvine, South Newmore No. 3–16 Irvine, South Newmore No. 3–4

… Irvine, South Newmore No. 5–1 Irvine, South Newmore No. 5–1

… Irvine, Oldhall East 1A—1 Irvine, West Byrehill No. 1–2

… Irvine, North Newmore 1A—1 East Kilbride, Kelvin No. 1–5

… Cumbernauld, Ward Park South—6

… Cumbernauld, Ward Park North—14

… East Kilbride, Kelvin—1

HIDB … 1 Inverary 1^*

1976 SDA … 8 4 4

… Easter Queenslie No. 1 Inchinnan No. 4

… Easter Queenslie No. 2 Cumnock No. 5

… Clydebank No. 5 Bellshill No. 6

… Springburn Cowlairs No. 6 Coatbridge Greenhill No. 3

New Towns … 31 23 8

… East Kilbride, Kelvin—12 East Kilbride, Kelvin—7

… Cumbernauld, Blairlyn—3 Cumbernauld, Blairlyn—1

… Cumbernauld, Ward Park—8

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§ Mrs. Bain
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what policies he plans to implement to make special staffing allowances for schools in socially deprived areas.

§ Mr. McElhone
My right hon. Friend is at present examining measures that might be adopted to secure the employment of additional teachers in schools in these areas, if resources can be made available.

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF TEACHING VACANCIES
	Primary	Secondary
Borders	6	26
Central	10	8
Dumfries and Galloway	10	31
Fife	Nil	28
Grampian	49	85
Highland	Nil	28
Lothian	94	110
Orkney	Nil	Nil
Shetland	14	21
Strathclyde	8	914
Tayside	5	56
Western Isles	6	17
TOTAL	202	1,324

Agency		Number of factories completed	Factories in use	Factories not occupied
1975 SDA	…	16	8	8
	…		Vale of Levan No. 3	Beith No. 1
	…		Clydebank No. 4	Bellshill No. 5
	…		Bothwellpark No. 3	Blantyre No. 1
	…		Coatbridge Greenhill No. 2	Cumnock No. 4
	…		Inchinnan No. 3	Garmiston No. 1
	…		Shieldhall No. 1	Motherwell No. 2
	…		Greenock Larkfield No. 2	Port Glasgow No. 3
	…		Springburn Cowlairs No. 5	Shotts Stains No. 4
New Towns	…	55	43	12
	…		Irvine, South Newmore No. 3–16	Irvine, South Newmore No. 3–4
	…		Irvine, South Newmore No. 5–1	Irvine, South Newmore No. 5–1
	…		Irvine, Oldhall East 1A—1	Irvine, West Byrehill No. 1–2
	…		Irvine, North Newmore 1A—1	East Kilbride, Kelvin No. 1–5
	…		Cumbernauld, Ward Park South—6
	…		Cumbernauld, Ward Park North—14
	…		East Kilbride, Kelvin—1
HIDB	…	1		Inverary 1^*
1976 SDA	…	8	4	4
	…		Easter Queenslie No. 1	Inchinnan No. 4
	…		Easter Queenslie No. 2	Cumnock No. 5
	…		Clydebank No. 5	Bellshill No. 6
	…		Springburn Cowlairs No. 6	Coatbridge Greenhill No. 3
New Towns	…	31	23	8
	…		East Kilbride, Kelvin—12	East Kilbride, Kelvin—7
	…		Cumbernauld, Blairlyn—3	Cumbernauld, Blairlyn—1
	…		Cumbernauld, Ward Park—8