- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Mark McDonald on 12 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to ensure that nurseries in the most deprived areas benefit from an additional qualified teacher or graduate by 2018.
Answer
The Scottish Government believes that children must have access to highly qualified staff with expertise in early childhood learning and development – and that this is particularly vital for those facing particular disadvantages. That is why we are committed to ensuring that nurseries in the most deprived areas will have an additional teacher or graduate from 2018.
We will set out further details as to how this commitment will be delivered later this month.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the finding in the 2016 End of Cycle Report by UCAS that university places will need to rise to meet demand, what (a) action it is taking and (b) discussions it has had with Scottish universities to address this.
Answer
We can see no finding in the UCAS 2016 End of Cycle Report which states that ‘university places will need to rise to meet demand’. However, the report does show an all-time record high number of Scottish domiciled students gaining a place at our universities through UCAS, as well as recording the highest ever entry rate to our universities for 18 year olds from Scotland’s 20% most deprived areas.
This record has been achieved as a result of substantial Scottish Government investment in Scotland’s higher education sector – with more than £1 billion invested each year for the past five years, and a further investment of more than £1 billion allocated in the 2017-18 draft budget. It has also been achieved whilst maintaining the Scottish Government’s commitment to ensure that access to university is based on the ability to learn and not the ability to pay.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Mark McDonald on 12 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its commitment on this issue, which nurseries are eligible to receive an additional qualified teacher or graduate by 2018.
Answer
The Scottish Government will set out further details later this month as to how the commitment that nurseries in the most deprived areas will have an additional teacher or graduate from 2018 will be delivered.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Aileen Campbell on 12 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it will continue to promote awareness of mental health issues within sport.
Answer
Through its high performance lifestyle programme, sportscotland, the national agency for sport, provides a tailored coaching and mentoring service that supports performance athletes to manage the changes, challenges and choices that enable them to focus on performance sportand also prepare them for life after sport. Working with clinical specialists, mental health is a key strand of work within the programme.In addition, the athletes benefit from sessions on resilience, including Mental and Physical Health, in conferences and personal development sessions.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the overall quayside construction costs of Global Energy's Nigg yard was met by its award of £6.5 million.
Answer
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) awarded £6,532,226 towards project costs of £40,481,212, which represents 16.1% of the total.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement of £120 million of funding for schools, which will be passed on to head teachers, whether the funding will (a) include a review of the devolved school management system and (b) be tied to staff costs under the devolved school management system.
Answer
In 2017-18, £120 million Pupil Equity Funding will be targeted to help children and young people overcome the barriers to learning associated with poverty. It will extend the reach of the Scottish Attainment Challenge to around 95% of Scotland’s schools and it will be a matter for schools to use the funding for additional staffing or resources that they consider will help raise attainment.
Pupil Equity Funding will be paid by means of specific grant to local authorities, indicating the allocations for individual schools. Pupil Equity Funding will be additional to core education funding and therefore separate to any funding provided under the devolved school management system.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered the proposal by the Royal Society of Edinburgh to establish "a dedicated centre for the study of economics in education".
Answer
The proposal by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) to establish a dedicated centre for the study of economics in education forms part of its response to the Government’s consultation on “Empowering Teachers, Parents and Communities to Achieve Excellence and Equity in Education, a Governance Review”. The RSE’s paper will be considered alongside all other responses to the consultation which closed on 6 January 2017.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 11 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many interpreters each local authority has had in each year since 2007-08, and for which languages.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this information.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has provided to each local authority for its 1+2 languages policy in each year since 2012, and whether this amount was ring-fenced.
Answer
£m
Aberdeen City
0.131
0.164
0.240
0.167
0.702
Aberdeenshire
0.208
0.260
0.381
0.264
1.113
Angus
0.091
0.114
0.162
0.112
0.479
Argyll & Bute
0.062
0.077
0.109
0.075
0.323
Clackmannanshire
0.041
0.051
0.072
0.050
0.214
Dumfries & Galloway
0.113
0.141
0.200
0.138
0.592
Dundee City
0.104
0.130
0.190
0.134
0.558
East Ayrshire
0.096
0.120
0.170
0.117
0.503
East Dunbartonshire
0.092
0.115
0.167
0.117
0.491
East Lothian
0.081
0.102
0.148
0.103
0.434
East Renfrewshire
0.092
0.115
0.167
0.117
0.491
Edinburgh City
0.271
0.340
0.509
0.357
1.477
Eilean Siar
0.021
0.026
0.035
0.024
0.106
Falkirk
0.125
0.156
0.229
0.158
0.668
Fife
0.290
0.362
0.523
0.364
1.539
Glasgow City
0.391
0.489
0.707
0.494
2.081
Highland
0.182
0.227
0.323
0.224
0.956
Inverclyde
0.060
0.075
0.104
0.071
0.310
Midlothian
0.071
0.089
0.128
0.090
0.378
Moray
0.070
0.088
0.128
0.088
0.374
North Ayrshire
0.110
0.137
0.193
0.133
0.573
North Lanarkshire
0.291
0.363
0.519
0.358
1.531
Orkney Islands
0.015
0.019
0.028
0.020
0.082
Perth & Kinross
0.106
0.133
0.190
0.131
0.560
Renfrewshire
0.137
0.171
0.243
0.168
0.719
Scottish Borders
0.088
0.110
0.155
0.106
0.459
Shetland Islands
0.019
0.024
0.034
0.024
0.101
South Ayrshire
0.083
0.104
0.146
0.102
0.435
South Lanarkshire
0.257
0.321
0.457
0.318
1.353
Stirling
0.072
0.090
0.128
0.088
0.378
West Dunbartonshire
0.073
0.091
0.131
0.091
0.386
West Lothian
0.157
0.196
0.284
0.197
0.834
Scotland
4.000
5.000
7.200
5.000
21.200
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many foreign language teachers have been employed by local authorities in each year since 2010-11, broken down by (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent.
Answer
The data provide includes only teachers whose 'main subject taught' is recorded as a foreign language in the teacher census, conducted annually in September.
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Secondary school teachers whose main subject taught1 is a foreign language2 - Headcount
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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Aberdeen City
|
42
|
42
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41
|
42
|
39
|
40
|
32
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Aberdeenshire
|
81
|
81
|
80
|
77
|
83
|
77
|
74
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Angus
|
39
|
39
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34
|
33
|
30
|
32
|
30
|
|
Argyll & Bute
|
27
|
26
|
28
|
27
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
|
Clackmannanshire
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
10
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Dumfries & Galloway
|
49
|
47
|
43
|
42
|
43
|
44
|
41
|
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Dundee City
|
44
|
41
|
39
|
32
|
33
|
33
|
33
|
|
East Ayrshire
|
39
|
37
|
37
|
34
|
34
|
34
|
30
|
|
East Dunbartonshire
|
49
|
48
|
48
|
49
|
44
|
45
|
44
|
|
East Lothian
|
31
|
30
|
29
|
33
|
31
|
32
|
30
|
|
East Renfrewshire
|
47
|
45
|
52
|
53
|
52
|
50
|
52
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Edinburgh City
|
117
|
116
|
116
|
110
|
109
|
104
|
101
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Eilean Siar
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
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Falkirk
|
45
|
45
|
43
|
40
|
42
|
41
|
44
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Fife
|
108
|
103
|
100
|
91
|
86
|
90
|
91
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Glasgow City
|
152
|
146
|
145
|
136
|
131
|
123
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121
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Grant aided
|
6
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6
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5
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6
|
5
|
6
|
6
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Highland
|
72
|
71
|
72
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68
|
67
|
65
|
60
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Inverclyde
|
33
|
29
|
25
|
27
|
27
|
27
|
25
|
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Midlothian
|
30
|
29
|
28
|
28
|
29
|
25
|
24
|
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Moray
|
30
|
30
|
29
|
26
|
24
|
23
|
22
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North Ayrshire
|
51
|
47
|
45
|
42
|
42
|
40
|
36
|
|
North Lanarkshire
|
104
|
96
|
93
|
90
|
96
|
91
|
100
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Orkney Islands
|
11
|
8
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
8
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Perth & Kinross
|
42
|
40
|
38
|
40
|
44
|
42
|
42
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Renfrewshire
|
52
|
54
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53
|
44
|
45
|
39
|
40
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Scottish Borders
|
35
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
29
|
30
|
29
|
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Shetland Islands
|
16
|
14
|
13
|
14
|
13
|
14
|
12
|
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South Ayrshire
|
30
|
28
|
27
|
29
|
26
|
23
|
28
|
|
South Lanarkshire
|
104
|
97
|
94
|
89
|
89
|
85
|
87
|
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Stirling
|
36
|
35
|
32
|
34
|
34
|
35
|
35
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West Dunbartonshire
|
32
|
29
|
29
|
29
|
27
|
25
|
28
|
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West Lothian
|
57
|
58
|
59
|
57
|
59
|
56
|
56
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Scotland
|
1635
|
1571
|
1538
|
1481
|
1465
|
1421
|
1402
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1. Excludes head teachers and depute head teachers.
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2. Foreign language includes teachers whose main subject taught is recorded as either French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Mandarin, Community Languages or Other Modern Languages.
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Secondary school teachers whose main subject taught1 is a foreign language2 - Full Time Equivalent
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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Aberdeen City
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36.56
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37.01
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36.13
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35.46
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34.07
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35.3
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27.72
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Aberdeenshire
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74.63
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73.91
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72.5
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66.79
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70.9
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65.22
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66.71
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Angus
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37.3
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36.3
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32.9
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30.74
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29
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30.2
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29.4
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Argyll & Bute
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25.3
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25.1
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26.11
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25.51
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24.4
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23.7
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22.83
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Clackmannanshire
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10.6
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9.4
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9.2
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9.8
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10.1
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9
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8.8
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Dumfries & Galloway
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45.8
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43.1
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40.6
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40.6
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40.8
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40.6
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38.4
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Dundee City
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41.53
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38.93
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37.51
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30.7
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31.17
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31.8
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31.8
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East Ayrshire
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34.7
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33.9
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34.3
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31.9
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32.1
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32.4
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28.1
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East Dunbartonshire
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42.6
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40.72
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41.59
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43
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41.88
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41.1
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39.9
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East Lothian
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26.86
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26.05
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25.38
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28.82
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25.5
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27.66
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26.17
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East Renfrewshire
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40.52
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40.48
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44.28
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45.48
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44.18
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42.2
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44.32
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Edinburgh City
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105.26
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104.4
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102.96
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98.73
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97.32
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93.49
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89.6
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Eilean Siar
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10.98
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10.9
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10.55
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7.8
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6.6
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6.6
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5.6
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Falkirk
|
43.4
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42.8
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40.6
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37.2
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38.6
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37.6
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42.2
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Fife
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101.03
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97.43
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91.53
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85.43
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79.4
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82.3
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83.75
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Glasgow City
|
138.07
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130.9
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133.9
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122.67
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113.87
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109.7
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110.7
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Grant aided
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4.8
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5.05
|
4.25
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5.05
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4.65
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5.25
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5.05
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Highland
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65.64
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65.18
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65.48
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60.88
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62.09
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59.42
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54.23
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Inverclyde
|
29.8
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25.8
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22.3
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23.5
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24.1
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23.7
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21.6
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Midlothian
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25.9
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23.83
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23.25
|
24.38
|
24.87
|
21.67
|
20.96
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Moray
|
26.05
|
26.14
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26.58
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23.87
|
20
|
18.96
|
18.5
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North Ayrshire
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45.84
|
42.15
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40.64
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38.1
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38.7
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35.3
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32.5
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North Lanarkshire
|
94.8
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87.4
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84.3
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82.8
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83.1
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81.4
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88.8
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Orkney Islands
|
10.1
|
8
|
7.19
|
9
|
9
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7.46
|
7.24
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Perth & Kinross
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38.72
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37.52
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36.12
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37.1
|
40.53
|
38.92
|
37.96
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Renfrewshire
|
46.04
|
46.93
|
47.14
|
38.92
|
39.8
|
37
|
36.7
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Scottish Borders
|
33.15
|
29.25
|
29.89
|
30.06
|
27.25
|
29.14
|
27.7
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Shetland Islands
|
15.06
|
13.06
|
12.83
|
13.16
|
12.77
|
12.1
|
11.5
|
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South Ayrshire
|
27.4
|
24.3
|
24.3
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25.8
|
22.2
|
20.9
|
21.4
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South Lanarkshire
|
97.9
|
92.7
|
88.2
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82.8
|
81.4
|
79
|
80.5
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Stirling
|
33.5
|
31.6
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29.31
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32.11
|
32.51
|
33
|
32.4
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West Dunbartonshire
|
28.4
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25.7
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25.3
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26.9
|
24.3
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23.1
|
26.2
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West Lothian
|
53.27
|
52.32
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52.03
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50.22
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50.41
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49.64
|
48.23
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Scotland
|
1491.51
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1428.26
|
1399.15
|
1345.28
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1317.57
|
1284.83
|
1267.47
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1. Excludes head teachers and depute head teachers.
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2. Foreign language includes teachers whose main subject taught is recorded as either French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Mandarin, Community Languages or Other Modern Languages.
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