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I refer to your request for information dated 27 November 2024 (FOI 24-25/72) in which you asked various queries related to “Latin” and “Classical Studies” teachers which we have handled under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act.

Firstly, you asked how many “GTCS-registered Latin teachers are currently in Scotland” including how many are “currently in work” in “state” and “independent” schools and colleges as well as the “age breakdown” of “these teachers”.

As data extracted on 03 December, there were 95 individuals holding the registration category “Latin” on the Register of Teachers. By way of explanation, please note that registrants update employment information themselves. They provide this data directly and it is self-declared. As a body, GTC Scotland operates a professional Register and not an employment based one. This means that all individuals who meet our registration requirements can be registered with us without being actively employed as a teacher or living in Scotland. We do not hold information relating to when teachers enter or leave employment other than if they report their current employer.

Therefore, we cannot confirm whether a registrant is “currently in work” as a teacher but can provide the number of individuals who hold the “Latin” registration category as per your request.

Additionally, you asked for the “age breakdown” of “these teachers” in “independent” and “state” schools and colleges. I have provided this information in Table 1 below. Please note that we do not group registrants according to the categories of your request and have instead provided them as Local Authority schools, Independent schools and the category of “Other” being all other forms of employment and non-employment provided by the identified registrants.

Secondly, you asked how many “GTCS-registered Classical Studies teachers are currently in Scotland” including how many are “currently in work” in “state” and “independent” schools and colleges as well as the age breakdown of “these teachers”. Please note that references to “Classics” includes the registration category of “Classical Studies” in the information below.

As data extracted on 03 December, there were 115 individuals with the registration category “Classics” on the Register of Teachers. Similarly, we cannot confirm whether a registrant is “currently in work” as a teacher but can provide the number of individuals with the registration category as per your request.

Additionally, you asked for the “age breakdown” of “these teachers” in “independent” and “state” schools and colleges. I have provided this information in Table 2 below. Please note that we do not group registrants according to the categories of your request and have instead provided them as Local Authority schools, Independent schools and the category of “Other” being all other forms of employment and non-employment provided by the identified registrants.

You may contact informationgovernance@gtcs.org.uk if you are dissatisfied with this response, to request GTC Scotland conduct a review of it. You should describe the original request and explain your grounds of review. You have 40 working days from receipt of this response to submit a review request. When the review process has been completed, if you are still dissatisfied, you may use the Scottish Information Commissioner’s guidance on making an appeal to do so.