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Table 3.11: Secondary school teachers by main subject taught (1) and age, 2007

Under 25

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60 or over

Average

All subjects

1,186

2,962

2,466

2,355

2,493

3,638

4,866

3,810

617

43

English

179

449

321

292

277

398

500

409

59

42

French

30

139

128

109

108

145

253

187

20

44

German

*

19

21

22

15

34

35

41

*

45

Spanish

*

6

*

9

9

7

20

8

-

44

Gaelic

*

9

8

6

8

*

10

9

*

41

Italian

-

-

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

46

English as an Additional

Language

-

-

*

*

*

*

11

10

-

51

Community Languages

-

-

-

*

*

*

-

*

-

50

Other Modern Languages

*

24

21

37

37

37

67

37

*

44

Classical Studies

*

*

*

*

-

*

10

8

*

49

Mathematics

173

343

270

298

328

451

433

371

57

42

Biology

47

181

141

96

101

154

246

175

18

43

Chemistry

34

109

108

113

107

157

184

184

45

44

General Science

*

10

20

16

23

32

28

24

*

45

Physics

33

99

85

96

129

157

133

145

31

44

Economics

-

*

*

*

*

-

*

*

*

50

Geography

63

111

103

63

54

118

181

163

25

43

History

53

112

109

85

64

77

169

158

30

43

Religious Education

33

73

78

75

83

121

131

85

19

43

Modern Studies

39

91

75

59

40

59

87

103

15

42

Media Studies

*

*

-

*

-

-

*

*

-

39

Business Studies

39

84

92

110

132

159

178

142

13

44

Computing Studies

24

60

61

98

106

156

156

89

19

44

Home Economics

27

57

37

52

95

189

286

209

25

48

Technical Education

62

139

107

106

178

255

255

174

40

44

PSE/Guidance

*

*

25

34

37

36

65

57

*

46

Art

18

130

124

119

138

159

233

201

38

44

Music

74

150

136

84

85

120

121

65

17

39

Physical Education

195

339

178

119

82

209

379

176

13

40

Speech and Drama

*

77

36

32

39

47

46

26

*

39

Learning support

*

*

40

63

76

114

284

234

52

50

Additional support needs:

general

*

*

8

7

6

19

33

46

*

50

behavioural support

-

-

8

5

9

18

35

25

7

50

learning difficulties

-

*

*

15

17

19

34

36

11

49

physical disabilities

-

-

*

*

*

*

*

*

-

50

Hearing impairment

*

*

-

*

*

9

6

5

-

46

Visual impairment

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

52

Other / not known

26

106

112

118

98

167

243

198

33

45

(1) Excludes those with zero class contact time. There were 8 FTE teachers for whom no age information was recorded.
Additional cells may have been replaced by * for disclosure purposes
Local authority figures here, here and here.

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