Diversity in the teaching profession: Annual data report

6. Annex B – Employed teacher data tables

Ethnic minority 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 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 2023 there were 43.7 FTE centrally employed minority ethnic teachers, 3.9% of all centrally employed teachers. There were 8.5 FTE centrally employed minority ethnic teachers in promoted posts, 4.1% of all centrally employed teachers in promoted posts.

6.1 Full time equivalent (FTE) minority ethnic teachers by grade and sector, 2019-2023

6.1.1 Minority ethnic teachers (FTE) by grade and Sector – All Posts

6.1.2 Minority ethnic teachers (FTE) by grade and Sector – Promoted Posts

6.1.3 Minority ethnic teachers (FTE) by grade and Sector – Teacher Posts

6.2 Minority ethnic teachers by grade and sector as a percentage of the teacher workforce, 2019-2023

6.2.1 Minority ethnic teachers (percentage) by grade and Sector – All Posts

6.2.2 Minority ethnic teachers (percentage) by grade and Sector – Promoted Posts

6.2.3 Minority ethnic teachers (percentage) by grade and Sector – Teacher Posts

6.3 Full time equivalent (FTE) minority ethnic teachers by sector and local authority, 2019-2023

Local authority FTEs are rounded separately so the breakdown may not sum to the total shown for all local authorities.

Excludes centrally employed teachers and grant-aided schools.

6.3.1 Minority ethnic teachers (FTE) by local authority – Primary

6.3.2 Minority ethnic teachers (FTE) by local authority – Secondary

6.3.3 Minority ethnic teachers (FTE) by local authority – Special

6.4 Minority ethnic teachers by sector and local authority as a percentage of the teacher workforce, 2019-2023

Excludes centrally employed teachers and grant-aided schools.

6.4.1 Minority ethnic teachers (Percentage) by local authority – Primary

6.4.2 Minority ethnic teachers (Percentage) by local authority – Secondary

6.4.3 Minority ethnic teachers (Percentage) by local authority – Special

6.5 Full time equivalent (FTE) Teachers by ethnicity and local authority, 2023

Local authority FTEs are rounded separately so the breakdown may not sum to the total shown for all local authorities.

Excludes centrally employed teachers and grant-aided schools.

6.6 Teachers by ethnicity and local authority as a percentage of the teacher workforce, 2023

Excludes centrally employed teachers and grant-aided schools.

6.7 Number of minority ethnic Teacher Induction Scheme (TIS) probationers by sector, for cohorts 2019/20 to 2023/24

Does not include probationers in special schools or centrally employed.

6.8 Minority ethnic TIS probationers by sector as a percentage of the TIS probationer cohort, for cohorts 2019/20 to 2023/24

Does not include probationers in special schools or centrally employed.

6.9 Percentage of TIS probationers teaching in the year following their probation, for cohorts 2019/20 to 2023/24

6.9.1 TIS probationers (percentage) teaching in the year following their probation – Primary, All ethnicities

6.9.2 TIS probationers (percentage) teaching in the year following their probation – Primary, Minority ethnic

6.9.3 TIS probationers (percentage) teaching in the year following their probation – Secondary, All ethnicities

6.9.4 TIS probationers (percentage) teaching in the year following their probation – Secondary, Minority ethnic

Data suppression

Data points which are four or less are suppressed in the data sets included in this section, as personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin is categorised as a special category of data in General Data Protection Regulation.

The Scottish Government use appropriate statistical disclosure control methods to ensure any statistics produced do not reveal the identity of an individual or organisation, or any private information relating to them. In order to follow General Data Protection Regulation and Government Statistical Service guidance, any cell with 4 or less has been suppressed.

Symbols

The following symbols are used:

0 = nil or rounds to nil

z = not applicable

c = suppressed data where the full time equivalent of teachers is between 1 and 4 inclusive or where, if shown, it would be possible to calculate other values of 4 or less.