How many additional support for learning teachers there have been each year since 2007, broken down by local authority.

The following table sets out the number of additional support for learning teachers in each authority since 2007. These figures only represent the number of teachers in Scotland’s schools who have additional support for learning as their main subject. In 2015, 95 per cent of children and young people with additional support needs were recorded as learning within a mainstream school and received support from a wide range of teaching staff across a range of subjects.

Teachers with additional support needs for learning as their main subject, 2007 to 2015

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Aberdeen City
191
184
192
174
161
167
147
116
115
Aberdeenshire
209
227
279
292
286
277
265
242
263
Angus
94
105
97
97
102
93
82
79
82
Argyll and Bute
29
36
41
42
42
43
41
40
45
Clackmannanshire
29
33
35
30
30
26
24
30
30
Dumfries and Galloway
83
125
121
130
124
132
124
120
104
Dundee City
182
169
159
159
148
148
137
138
131
East Ayrshire
55
64
115
110
109
111
111
107
107
East Dunbartonshire
46
66
55
53
50
58
60
53
58
East Lothian
41
44
60
56
58
55
49
50
46
East Renfrewshire
43
46
43
36
34
43
42
42
41
Edinburgh City
166
176
169
168
165
153
150
138
125
Eilean Siar
15
19
25
22
22
21
23
15
14
Falkirk
112
122
148
131
133
124
124
116
108
Fife
233
235
248
236
209
208
211
173
194
Glasgow City
235
240
214
245
236
260
245
220
194
Highland
225
208
216
190
171
163
150
129
161
Inverclyde
49
55
53
47
43
47
46
36
40
Midlothian
44
40
43
40
38
40
60
57
51
Moray
79
96
98
99
99
100
92
87
87
North Ayrshire
104
117
118
116
121
119
125
124
126
North Lanarkshire
186
200
189
185
175
162
140
147
130
Orkney Islands
19
22
20
22
26
27
32
29
29
Perth and Kinross
39
79
70
73
61
68
83
90
89
Renfrewshire
85
78
62
53
57
54
57
52
49
Scottish Borders
78
80
80
65
88
87
81
86
83
Shetland Islands
40
45
52
50
44
41
41
37
41
South Ayrshire
83
76
77
106
101
109
106
103
100
South Lanarkshire
119
146
151
156
158
152
150
137
130
Stirling
27
34
35
43
40
36
38
41
42
West Dunbartonshire
28
45
52
48
51
50
48
60
55
West Lothian
92
90
87
88
76
76
73
71
66
Scotland
3,062
3,301
3,402
3,363
3,258
3,249
3,157
2,963
2,936
This includes teachers in primary, secondary, special schools, and centrally employed teachers, with their main subject recorded as: Learning Support Secondary; Learning Support, Primary; SEN (primary) non-recorded pupils; SEN (recorded pupils); SEN (Secondary) non-recorded pupils; SEN Behavioural Support; SEN Learning Difficulties; SEN Physical Disabilities; Hearing Impairment; or Visual Impairment.
The Scotland total includes teachers at grant aided schools.