Year Pupil Support Assistant (FTE) 2018 13,803 2019 13,909 2020 15,263 2021 16,299 2022 16,606 I hope this information is useful to the Committee. Yours sincerely, JENNY GILRUTH MSP Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Scottish Ministers, special advisers and the Permanent Secretary are covered by the terms of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016.