Diversity in the teaching profession: annual data report 2025

7. Annex C – Employed teacher data tables

Minority ethnic in the following tables includes the categories: African – African /Scottish /British, Caribbean or Black – Caribbean /British /Scottish, Asian – Indian /British /Scottish, Asian – Pakistani / British / Scottish, Asian –Bangladeshi / British / Scottish, Asian – Chinese / British / Scottish, Mixed or multiple ethnic groups, Asian – Other, Caribbean or Black – Other, African – Other, Other – Arab, Other – Other.

Promoted posts include head teachers, deputy head teacher or principal teachers. From 2022 promoted posts also include lead teachers.

Teachers includes posts of Teacher or Chartered Teacher.

Centrally employed teachers are not included in the sector-level tables. Centrally employed teachers include peripatetic/visiting specialists, hospital teaching service and home visiting tutors. They also include supply teachers from the mainstream permanent pool who had a short- term cover school post at the time of the census. There are some differences in the way in which authorities deal with visiting specialists - some are allocated to the schools where they teach and have been included in the school sector data, others are reported as centrally employed staff. In 2024 there were 43.8 FTE centrally employed minority ethnic teachers, 3.8% of all centrally employed teachers. There were 6.8 FTE centrally employed minority ethnic teachers in promoted posts, 2.8% of all centrally employed teachers in promoted posts.

7.1 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) minority ethnic teachers by grade and sector, 2019-2024

7.1.1 Minority ethnic teachers (FTE) by grade and sector – All Posts

7.1.2 Minority ethnic teachers (FTE) by grade and sector – Promoted Posts

7.1.3 Minority ethnic teachers (FTE) by grade and sector – Teacher Posts