Publication - FOI/EIR release

Foreign language teachers in publically funded secondary schools: FOI release

Published: 13 September 2018
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

FOI reference: FOI/18/02180
Date received: 15 August 2018
Date responded: 12 September 2018

Information requested

How many pupils in secondary schools have achieved foreign language qualifications in each year since 2007, broken down by level of qualification and individual language?
How many foreign languages teachers are employed in state secondary schools across Scotland in each year since 2007?
How many teachers employed in secondary schools in Scotland are able to teach foreign languages in each years since 2007, broken down by each individual language taught?

Response

The answers to your questions are:

1. The number of passes by pupils in secondary schools in foreign language qualifications in each year since 2007, broken down by level of qualification and individual language can be found in the attached spreadsheet.

Foreign language teachers in publically funded secondary schools by main subject taught 2007-2017(1)

Full Time Equivalents

	French	German	Spanish	Italian	Community Languages	Other Modern Languages	Total
2007	1,136	189	66	11	8	282	1,691
2008	1,070	180	64	12	8	290	1,624
2009	1,004	175	66	9	7	297	1,559
2010	952	166	78	10	7	280	1,492
2011	900	153	71	11	8	286	1,428
2012	860	152	71	10	7	299	1,399
2013	826	136	93	8	6	276	1,345
2014	780	128	96	8	6	300	1,318
2015	744	118	96	9	5	313	1,285
2016	716	106	95	7	4	339	1,267
2017	722	100	107	6	5	354	1,294

(1) excludes head teachers and depute head teachers

Foreign language teachers in publically funded secondary schools by all subjects taught, 2007-2017(2)(3)(4)

Full Time Equivalents

	French	German	Spanish	Italian	Community Languages	Other Modern Languages
2007	1,403	654	288	82	8	311
2008	1,339	616	289	83	8	319
2009	1,267	580	301	80	7	321
2010	1,225	550	330	73	7	305
2011	1,143	499	353	66	8	310
2012	1,105	471	355	64	7	327
2013	1,075	451	368	59	6	308
2014	1,018	397	386	57	6	336
2015	964	364	375	55	5	350
2016	919	325	379	47	4	383
2017	926	312	410	48	5	394

(2) excludes head teachers and depute head teachers

(3) includes main subject taught (i.e. it includes the data shown in the answer to question 2)

(4) those teaching multiple subjects will appear in each relevant column (only subjects that a teacher is timetabled to teach are included).

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FOI-18-02180 - Foreign language qualifications

File type: Excel document
File size: 16.4 kB

Contact

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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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