§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the geographic and subject areas in which there is a current teacher shortage in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 24 July 1990]: Information about the number of vacancies in full-time teaching posts, by education authority and by subject, as on 31 January 1990 is given in the following tables.
The present teacher supply situation in Scotland is broadly satisfactory. The Scottish Education Department will continue to monitor teacher numbers, and, with advice from the planning group on teacher supply, set up in 1989, and on which education authorities, colleges of education and the General Teaching Council for Scotland are represented, will consider and instigate measures required to maintain an adequate intake to the teacher force in Scotland.
Numbers of advertised vacancies for full-time teaching posts, Scotland, 31 January 1990 Region or Islands area Secondary Primary Borders 8 2 Central — — Dumfries and Galloway 9 — Fife — — Grampian 19 36 Highland 9 4 Lothian — 18 Orkney — — Shetland — 3 Strathclyde — — Tayside 2 — Western Isles 2 — Scotland 49 63
Number of advertised vacancies for full-time secondary teaching posts, Scotland, 31 January 1990 Subject Vacancies All subjects 49 Art 2 Business Studies 7 Classics, Greek, Latin — Computing 1 English 6 Gaelic 2 Geography 2 History — Home Economics 1 Mathematics 3 French 3 German — Other modern languages — Modern studies 1 Music 7 Physical education 1 Religious education 1 Biology — Chemistry 3 Physics 3 Speech and drama 1 Technological education 1 Learning support 4 Other —