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Civil servants working on closing the attainment gap: FOI release

Published: 29 April 2024
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202400392651
Date received: 9 January 2024
Date responded: 6 February 2024

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

Information requested

How many whole time equivalent civil servants are currently working on activities relating to closing the attainment gap.

Their pay grades.

Can I also please have the most up to date list of current pay grades.

Response

There are 47.83 whole time equivalent civil servants currently working on activities relating to closing the attainment gap. These are broken down by pay grade here:

Education Scotland		Scottish
Pay Grade	FTE
SCS DD1	0.75
C3	3
C2	29.41
C1	1
		B2	2
		B1

As of 1 January 2024 the following pay ranges apply:

Scottish Government Main pay scales.

Pay step	A3	A4	B1	B2	B3	BF	C1	C2	C3
Max-3			31,140	35,867	44,557	35,147	56,020	72,310
Max-2	23,735	27,513	31,509	37,156	45,855	38,461	58,708	74,824	83,725
Max-1	24,969	28,457	32,571	38,874	48,031	40,678	62,969	78,073	84,670
Max	26,631	29,677	34,177	41,013	53,351	43,446	69,846	83,460	84,858

SCS pay ranges with effect from 1 April 2023:

Step	Deputy Director 1	Deputy Director 1A legacy grade	Director	Director General
Target rate-4	Not applicable	Not applicable	£103,231	£131,936
Target rate-3	Not applicable	Not applicable	£105,296	£134,574
Target rate-2	£86,398	£86,398	£107,402	£137,265
Target rate-1	£88,126	£88,126	£109,550	£140,011
Target rate	£89,888	£89,888	£111,741	£142,812
Target rate +1 (Deputy Director 1A)	Not applicable	£91,152	Not applicable	Not applicable

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Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

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