§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the number of secondary teachers employed by Tayside region in each year since 1979; and if he will provide a breakdown by subject.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested is contained in the following table:
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Teachers in education authority secondary schools in Tayside region—By main teaching subject Numbers (full-time equivalent) Subject 1979 1980 1981 1982 English 260 260 255 254 History 112 112 113 112 Geography 115 114 110 106 Modern studies 32 32 30 29 Economic history 1 1 1 1 Economics 9 8 8 7 French 126 119 123 125 German 30 30 31 24 Spanish 5 5 4 5 Russian 1 1 1 1 Gaelic 2 2 2 2 Other modern languages 1 1 1 1 Latin 34 32 31 29 Greek — — — — Mathematics 215 217 225 230 General science 15 14 14 14
Subject 1979 1980 1981 1982 Biology 92 91 94 93 Chemistry 113 114 113 116 Physics 84 82 81 85 Other science 3 3 2 3 Art 155 150 146 145 Business studies 79 81 86 86 Home economics/ Domestic science 138 130 131 128 Physical education 146 145 143 139 Engineering subjects 8 8 8 8 Technical subjects 177 175 175 166 Music 70 72 70 69 Speech and Drama 3 1 3 4 Agriculture/Horticulture/ Rural science 4 4 4 4 Nautical subjects 3 3 3 2 Remedial education 66 60 58 57 Religious education 14 12 14 15 All subjects 2,113 2,079 2,080 2,060