Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland, No 5: 2014 Edition

This contains the results of the annual pupil census, annual teacher census, early learning and childcare data and school estates data.

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Table 2.3 shows main teacher characteristics, including gender, age, ethnicity, employment type, grade and mode of working, by sector.

The proportion of teachers who were male was 23 per cent. In promoted posts this proportion was 29 per cent, with the figure being 24 per cent for heads and deputes. The average (mean) age of primary, secondary and special school teachers was 41.7 compared to 42.1 in 2013 and 44.1 in 2004.

The proportion of teachers who had temporary contracts (including probationers) was 16.6 per cent (compared with 16.2 per cent last year). 13.9 per cent of teachers were working part-time, with the rate higher amongst females (16.2 per cent) than males (6.1 per cent).

Table 2.3: Teacher characteristics: Proportions by gender, age, ethnicity and employment type, grade and mode of working by sector, 2014

 

ELC

Primary

Secondary

Special

Centrally

Employed (3)

Total (exclude ELC)

Gender

           

Female

94

91

63

77

84

77

Male

4

9

37

23

16

23

Unknown

2

0

0

0

0

0

Age (years) (1)

           

Under 25

1

8

5

1

1

6

25 to 34

20

29

27

22

11

27

35 to 44

24

24

24

25

19

24

45 to 54

28

23

25

26

35

24

55 or over

23

16

19

26

34

18

Unknown

4

0

0

0

0

0

Average Age

45

41

42

45

49

42

Ethnicity (1)

           

White - Scottish

-

65

57

66

43

60

White - Other British Isles Islsles

-

29

34

25

34

32

White - Other

-

2

3

4

4

3

Minority Ethnic Group

-

1

2

3

5

2

Not Disclosed

-

3

4

3

13

4

Employment type

           

Permanent

-

81

86

85

80

83

Temporary (non-induction)

-

13

10

15

20

12

Probationer induction scheme

-

6

4

0

0

5

Grade

           

Head teacher

-

8

1

6

3

5

Percentage female

 

(87)

(39)

(86)

(80)

(79)

Depute head teacher

-

5

5

7

3

5

Percentage female

 

(88)

(54)

(77)

(84)

(72)

Principal teacher

-

7

24

10

12

15

Percentage female

 

(91)

(61)

(78)

(80)

(68)

Teacher

-

80

70

77

83

75

Percentage female

-

(92)

(65)

(76)

(85)

(79)

All - Percentage female

-

(91)

(63)

(77)

(84)

(77)

Mode of working

           

Full-time

46

84

89

85

68

86

Percentage female

(96)

(90)

(61)

(75)

(81)

(75)

Part-time(2)

54

16

11

15

32

14

Percentage female

(96)

(95)

(82)

(86)

(90)

(90)

(1) Excludes grant aided schools. Totals do not include ELC.

(2) Includes ELC teachers who are peripatetic or shared with other centres. ELC figures are based on headcount, other teacher data is based on FTE.

(3) Excludes mainstream supply.

(4) 2014 Teacher figures were corrected in February 2015. See background note 3.4a.

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