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Publication - Progress report

Diversity in the teaching profession: annual data report – May 2022

Published
6 May 2022
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Equality and rights
ISBN
9781804353950

Second edition of an annual publication which aims to gather and share data relating to the diversity of the teaching profession in order to inform and evaluate future work.

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5. Ethnicity of teachers in Scottish Local Authority schools

5.1 Full time equivalent (FTE) ethnic minority teachers by grade and sector, 2017-2021

Promoted posts
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Primary 19 26 24 32 29
Secondary 53 55 58 56 58
Special * * * * 5
Teachers
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Primary 234 251 272 292 293
Secondary 341 367 386 439 479
Special * * * * 31
All teachers
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Primary 253 276 296 324 323
Secondary 393 422 444 496 537
Special 26 35 33 34 36

Ethnic minority group includes the following 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

Excludes centrally employed teachers.

Promoted posts includes teachers with grade as head teachers, deputy head teacher or principal teachers.

Teachers includes teacher with grade as teachers or chartered teacher.

5.2 Ethnic minority teachers by grade and sector as a percentage of teacher workforce, 2017-2021

Promoted posts
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Primary 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
Secondary 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9
Special * * * * 1.1
Teachers
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Primary 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4
Secondary 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.7
Special * * * * 2.0
All teachers
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Primary 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3
Secondary 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.2
Special 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.8

Ethnic minority group includes the following 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.

Excludes centrally employed teachers.

Promoted posts includes teachers with grade as head teachers, deputy head teacher or principal teachers.

Teachers includes teacher with grade as teachers or chartered teacher.

5.3 Full time equivalent (FTE) ethnic minority teachers by sector and local authority, 2017-2021

Primary
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Aberdeen City 17 15 18 21 19
Aberdeenshire 7 10 16 18 21
Angus 7 8 7 6 *
Argyll and Bute 0 * * * *
Clackmannanshire * * * * *
Dumfries and Galloway * * 6 * *
Dundee City 10 12 13 12 12
East Ayrshire * * * * *
East Dunbartonshire * 7 11 14 16
East Lothian * * * * *
East Renfrewshire 15 14 14 17 13
City of Edinburgh 28 28 31 29 29
Falkirk 8 8 8 8 8
Fife 9 11 14 17 14
Glasgow City 66 81 76 84 79
Highland * * * * *
Inverclyde * * * * 6
Midlothian * 6 6 5 6
Moray * * * * *
Na h-Eileanan Siar 0 0 0 0 0
North Ayrshire * * * * *
North Lanarkshire 12 14 12 18 22
Orkney Islands 0 0 0 0 0
Perth and Kinross * * * * *
Renfrewshire 6 6 5 7 7
Scottish Borders 0 0 * * *
Shetland Islands * * * * *
South Ayrshire * * * * *
South Lanarkshire 17 12 12 12 9
Stirling * * * * *
West Dunbartonshire 5 * * * *
West Lothian 11 13 13 17 16
All local authorities 253 276 296 324 322
Secondary
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Aberdeen City 19 23 29 31 35
Aberdeenshire 24 27 31 32 31
Angus 16 10 9 8 *
Argyll and Bute * * * * 7
Clackmannanshire * * * * *
Dumfries and Galloway * * * * 5
Dundee City 12 14 16 14 18
East Ayrshire * 6 9 10 9
East Dunbartonshire 9 11 12 16 15
East Lothian * 8 5 5 8
East Renfrewshire 16 18 18 23 27
City of Edinburgh 32 34 40 44 49
Falkirk 7 8 9 11 11
Fife 21 24 20 24 26
Glasgow City 93 101 103 111 125
Highland 12 14 10 11 15
Inverclyde * * * * *
Midlothian 8 8 11 13 13
Moray * * * * 6
Na h-Eileanan Siar * * * 0 0
North Ayrshire * 6 * * *
North Lanarkshire 12 9 11 13 16
Orkney Islands * * * * *
Perth and Kinross * * * * 6
Renfrewshire 15 11 10 15 12
Scottish Borders 5 * * 12 8
Shetland Islands * * * * *
South Ayrshire * 6 * 5 7
South Lanarkshire 31 30 34 34 33
Stirling * * * 5 *
West Dunbartonshire * * 8 5 5
West Lothian 12 15 17 20 20
All local authorities 393 422 444 496 536
Special
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Aberdeen City 0 * * * 0
Aberdeenshire * * * * *
Angus # # # # #
Argyll and Bute 0 0 0 0 0
Clackmannanshire 0 0 0 0 0
Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 * *
Dundee City * 0 * * 0
East Ayrshire 0 0 0 0 0
East Dunbartonshire * * * * *
East Lothian # # # # #
East Renfrewshire * * * * *
City of Edinburgh * 6 6 6 8
Falkirk * * * * *
Fife * * * 0 0
Glasgow City 7 7 5 8 9
Highland 0 * * * *
Inverclyde * * * * *
Midlothian 0 * 0 0 0
Moray # # # # #
Na h-Eileanan Siar # # # # #
North Ayrshire 0 0 0 0 0
North Lanarkshire * * * * *
Orkney Islands # # # # #
Perth and Kinross 0 * 0 0 0
Renfrewshire * * * * *
Scottish Borders # 0 0 0 0
Shetland Islands # # # # #
South Ayrshire 0 0 0 0 0
South Lanarkshire * * * * *
Stirling 0 0 0 0 0
West Dunbartonshire * * * * *
West Lothian * * * * *
All local authorities 26 35 33 34 36

Ethnic minority group includes the following 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

Excludes centrally employed teachers.

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

5.4 Ethnic minority teachers by sector and local authority as a percentage of teacher workforce, 2017-2021

Primary
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Aberdeen City 2 2 2 2 2
Aberdeenshire 1 1 1 1 1
Angus 1 1 1 1 *
Argyll and Bute 0 * * * *
Clackmannanshire * * * * *
Dumfries and Galloway * * 1 * *
Dundee City 2 2 2 2 2
East Ayrshire * * * * *
East Dunbartonshire * 1 2 2 3
East Lothian * * * * *
East Renfrewshire 3 2 2 3 2
City of Edinburgh 2 2 2 2 2
Falkirk 1 1 1 1 1
Fife 0 1 1 1 1
Glasgow City 3 3 3 3 3
Highland * * * * *
Inverclyde * * * * 2
Midlothian * 1 1 1 1
Moray * * * * *
Na h-Eileanan Siar 0 0 0 0 0
North Ayrshire * * * * *
North Lanarkshire 1 1 1 1 1
Orkney Islands 0 0 0 0 0
Perth and Kinross * * * * *
Renfrewshire 1 1 1 1 1
Scottish Borders 0 0 8 * *
Shetland Islands * * * * *
South Ayrshire * * * * *
South Lanarkshire 1 1 1 1 1
Stirling * * * * *
West Dunbartonshire 1 * * * *
West Lothian 1 1 1 2 2
All local authorities 1 1 1 1 1
Secondary
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Aberdeen City 3 3 4 4 5
Aberdeenshire 2 2 3 3 2
Angus 3 2 2 1 *
Argyll and Bute * * * * 2
Clackmannanshire * * * * *
Dumfries and Galloway * * * * 1
Dundee City 2 2 3 2 3
East Ayrshire * 1 2 2 2
East Dunbartonshire 1 2 2 2 2
East Lothian * 2 1 1 2
East Renfrewshire 2 3 3 3 4
City of Edinburgh 2 2 3 3 3
Falkirk 1 1 1 1 1
Fife 1 2 1 1 2
Glasgow City 4 5 5 5 5
Highland 1 1 1 1 1
Inverclyde * * * * *
Midlothian 2 2 3 3 3
Moray * * * * 1
Na h-Eileanan Siar * * * 0 0
North Ayrshire * 1 * * *
North Lanarkshire 1 1 1 1 1
Orkney Islands * * * * *
Perth and Kinross * * * * 1
Renfrewshire 2 1 1 2 1
Scottish Borders 1 * * 2 2
Shetland Islands * * * * *
South Ayrshire 1 1 * 1 1
South Lanarkshire 2 2 2 2 2
Stirling * * * 1 *
West Dunbartonshire * * 2 1 1
West Lothian 1 2 2 2 2
All local authorities 2 2 2 2 2
Special
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Aberdeen City 0 * * * 0
Aberdeenshire * * * * *
Angus # # # # #
Argyll and Bute 0 0 0 0 0
Clackmannanshire 0 0 0 0 0
Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 * *
Dundee City * 0 * * 0
East Ayrshire 0 0 0 0 0
East Dunbartonshire * * * * *
East Lothian # # # # #
East Renfrewshire * * * * *
City of Edinburgh * 4 4 4 5
Falkirk * * * * *
Fife * * * 0 0
Glasgow City 2 2 2 3 3
Highland 0 * * * *
Inverclyde * * * * *
Midlothian 0 * 0 0 0
Moray # # # # #
Na h-Eileanan Siar # # # # #
North Ayrshire 0 0 0 0 0
North Lanarkshire * * * * *
Orkney Islands # # # # #
Perth and Kinross 0 * 0 0 0
Renfrewshire * * * * *
Scottish Borders # 0 0 0 0
Shetland Islands # # # # #
South Ayrshire 0 0 0 0 0
South Lanarkshire * * * * *
Stirling 0 0 0 0 0
West Dunbartonshire * * * * *
West Lothian * * * * *
All local authorities 1 2 2 2 2

Ethnic minority group includes the following 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

Excludes centrally employed teachers.

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

5.5 Full time equivalent (FTE) teachers by ethnicity and local authority, 2021

FTE
  White EM Not Disclosed Not Known
Aberdeen City 1,506 56 135 48
Aberdeenshire 2,619 56 49 6
Angus 830 7 132 202
Argyll and Bute 839 11 8 2
Clackmannanshire 540 6 2 8
Dumfries and Galloway 1,311 11 41 58
Dundee City 1,306 32 17 20
East Ayrshire 1,236 13 12 1
East Dunbartonshire 1,271 33 53 18
East Lothian 913 10 45 62
East Renfrewshire 1,273 41 20 6
City of Edinburgh 3,402 91 58 64
Falkirk 1,609 21 12 21
Fife 3,411 41 101 83
Glasgow City 4,507 237 68 809
Highland 2,233 20 62 37
Inverclyde 759 11 9 16
Midlothian 927 20 8 69
Moray 914 10 14 14
Na h-Eileanan Siar 306 * * 1
North Ayrshire 1,358 8 36 60
North Lanarkshire 3,631 43 35 69
Orkney Islands 249 * * 2
Perth and Kinross 1,179 9 53 144
Renfrewshire 1,674 22 39 59
Scottish Borders 1,024 9 19 2
Shetland Islands 322 5 1 1
South Ayrshire 1,096 12 12 8
South Lanarkshire 3,291 45 51 93
Stirling 910 8 18 26
West Dunbartonshire 938 11 3 7
West Lothian 1,838 39 55 97
All local authorities 49,225 944 1,179 2,114
Percentage
  White EM Not Disclosed Not Known
Aberdeen City 86 3 8 3
Aberdeenshire 96 2 2 0
Angus 71 1 11 17
Argyll and Bute 98 1 1 0
Clackmannanshire 97 1 0 1
Dumfries and Galloway 92 1 3 4
Dundee City 95 2 1 1
East Ayrshire 98 1 1 0
East Dunbartonshire 92 2 4 1
East Lothian 89 1 4 6
East Renfrewshire 95 3 2 0
City of Edinburgh 94 3 2 2
Falkirk 97 1 1 1
Fife 94 1 3 2
Glasgow City 80 4 1 14
Highland 95 1 3 2
Inverclyde 95 1 1 2
Midlothian 90 2 1 7
Moray 96 1 1 1
Na h-Eileanan Siar 97 * * 0
North Ayrshire 93 1 2 4
North Lanarkshire 96 1 1 2
Orkney Islands 97 * * 1
Perth and Kinross 85 1 4 10
Renfrewshire 93 1 2 3
Scottish Borders 97 1 2 0
Shetland Islands 98 2 0 0
South Ayrshire 97 1 1 1
South Lanarkshire 95 1 1 3
Stirling 95 1 2 3
West Dunbartonshire 98 1 0 1
West Lothian 91 2 3 5
All local authorities 92 2 2 4

Ethnic minority group includes the following 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

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

5.6 Number and percentage of ethnic minority probationers by sector, for probationer cohorts 2016/17 to 2021/22

Number of ethnic minority probationers
Probationer Cohort
  2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Primary 25 24 24 37 38 33
Secondary 11 20 33 34 58 57
Percentage of probationers from an ethnic minority background
Probationer Cohort
  2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Primary 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.1 2.2 1.9
Secondary 1.1 1.8 2.7 2.6 4.3 3.8

5.7 Minority Ethnic Post-probationers teaching in the year following their probation year

Primary
Percentage of minority ethnic probationers
Probationer Cohort
  2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Permanent 52 38 21 22 16
Temporary * * 46 49 55
Other * * 33 30 29
Headcount of teachers in Cohort 25 24 24 37 38
Primary
Percentage of all probationers
Probationer Cohort
  2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Permanent 58 55 43 30 23
Temporary 31 33 41 54 54
Other 12 12 17 17 23
Headcount of teachers in Cohort 1639 1714 1625 1774 1767
Secondary
Percentage of minority ethnic probationers
Probationer Cohort
  2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Permanent 55 50 48 26 40
Temporary * 25 24 41 38
Other * 25 27 32 22
Headcount of teachers in Cohort 11 20 33 34 58
Secondary
Percentage of all probationers
Probationer Cohort
  2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Permanent 59 61 59 52 45
Temporary 30 25 26 35 40
Other 11 13 15 14 16
Headcount of teachers in Cohort 989 1132 1213 1308 1365

The "Other" category includes those teaching elsewhere, including in the independent sector, those who have found supply work, and those who are unemployed or who have left teaching, although this detail is not included in the census data.

5.8 Scotland's Census 2011[9] - Ethnic Group by Local Authority

  White - Scottish White - Other British White - Irish White - Polish White - Other (inc White - Gypsy / Traveller) Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British Other ethnic groups minority ethnic
Total 84% 8% 1% 1% 2% 3% 1% 4%
Aberdeen City 75% 8% 1% 3% 5% 4% 4% 8%
Aberdeenshire 82% 12% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Angus 88% 8% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%
Argyll & Bute 79% 17% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%
Clackmannanshire 88% 7% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%
Dumfries & Galloway 80% 16% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Dundee City 84% 5% 1% 1% 2% 4% 2% 6%
East Ayrshire 93% 5% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1%
East Dunbartonshire 89% 5% 1% 0% 1% 3% 1% 4%
East Lothian 86% 9% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2%
East Renfrewshire 87% 4% 2% 0% 1% 5% 1% 6%
Edinburgh, City of 70% 12% 2% 3% 5% 6% 3% 8%
Eilean Siar 87% 11% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1%
Falkirk 91% 5% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%
Fife 86% 9% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2%
Glasgow City 79% 4% 2% 1% 2% 8% 4% 12%
Highland 80% 15% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1%
Inverclyde 94% 3% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1%
Midlothian 90% 6% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%
Moray 78% 18% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%
North Ayrshire 92% 5% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1%
North Lanarkshire 93% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2%
Orkney Islands 79% 18% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1%
Perth & Kinross 82% 11% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Renfrewshire 91% 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 3%
Scottish Borders 79% 16% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%
Shetland Islands 81% 14% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2%
South Ayrshire 90% 7% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1%
South Lanarkshire 92% 4% 1% 0% 1% 2% 1% 2%
Stirling 82% 11% 1% 1% 3% 2% 1% 3%
West Dunbartonshire 93% 3% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 2%
West Lothian 88% 6% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 3%

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Email: emma.bunting@gov.scot

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