TesMedia coverage · 10 Dec 2019Under the teacher-numbers deal with the government, councils employed 52,247 teachers (up 288) with the pupil-teacher ratio held at 13.6, but numbers fell in 13 of 32 councils, with Highland (-88) and the Western Isles down 4%.
Highland
Eilean Siar
Dundee
East Lothian
EdinburghPeople named: John Swinney
- Original source
- Teacher numbers rise overall but fall in 13 councils
- Statistical series
- Official school census
- Source check recorded
- 24 Sept 2026
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