Question reference: S6W-01737
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many teachers with specialised training in supporting pupils with additional needs there are (a) in the Scottish Borders and (b) nationally; whether targets for the number of such teachers required have been set, and, if so, whether the targets have been met.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold any data on the number of teachers with specialised training in supporting pupils with additional needs. Table 1 shows the full time equivalent of teachers which have listed an ASN related subject as their main subject in the 2020 staff census.
Table 1: Additional support needs teachers in all sectors, 2020 | |
Scottish Borders | 66 |
All local authorities | 2,860 |
This includes teachers with their main subject recorded as: Learning Support Secondary; Learning Support, Primary; Special Educational Needs (SEN) (primary) non-recorded pupils; SEN (recorded pupils); SEN (Secondary) non-recorded pupils; SEN Behavioural Support; SEN Learning Difficulties; SEN Physical Disabilities; Hearing Impairment; Visual Impairment; or English as an Additional Language (EAL).
Teachers from all sectors, primary, secondary, special schools and centrally employed, are included.
Teachers in grant-aided schools are not included.
No targets for the number of ASN teachers have been set by the Scottish Government.