Chamber and committees

The following table shows the number of first degree history graduates from higher education institutions in Scotland between 1998-99 and 2002-03. These figures include graduates who studied history as a single subject as well as those who studied history with other subjects.

Graduates from Scottish HEIs with History Recorded as a Subject of Qualification

1998-99	1,146
1999-2000	979
2000-01	1,015
2001-02	1,050
2002-03	1,223

Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

The Scottish Executive does not hold data which could track how many of the above graduates commenced a qualification for teaching. However, thefollowing table shows the numbers of entrants to secondary teacher training courses at higher education institutions in Scotland, where history was recorded as their main subject.

Entrants to Secondary Teacher Training Where History¹ is Recorded as Main Subject

1998-99	79
1999-2000	96
2000-01	106
2001-02	93
2002-03	85

Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Note 1. Data are for the qualification by dominant subject group. A student may be trained to teach in more than one subject.

Yes. Advice to education authorities and schools recognises the important role of history in developing active citizenship within a democratic society.

The available information on how many registered (a) history and (b) modern studies teachers there were in secondary schools on specific years can be obtained from the Teacher Census Results 2003 and can be accessed using the following hyperlink:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00352-00.asp.

The available information on what percentage of the total number of posts in each of these subjects was (i) filled and (ii) vacant is set out in the following table:

1.	September 20012		February 20023		September 20023		February 20033		September 20034		February 2004
%	Filled	Vacant	Filled	Vacant	Filled	Vacant	Filled	Vacant	Filled	Vacant	Filled	Vacant
History	99.3	0.7	99.1	0.9	98.7	1.3	99.3	0.7	97.9	2.1	98.9	1.1
Modern Studies	97.8	2.2	99.0	1.0	99.6	0.4	99.2	0.8	98.1	1.9	96.7	3.3

Notes:

1. Information is not available for earlier years.

2. Data received from East Renfrewshire Council related to September 2000.

3. No data received from Aberdeenshire Council.

4. No data received from Aberdeenshire. Partial data received from Shetland, but excluded from this table.

The Registrar General’s mid-year estimates are the normal source of information about the usually resident population, with students counted at their term time address. If the purpose requires a different population that can be estimated reliably and consistently for comparative areas, then other population counts may be justified – for example by counting students at the parental home based on census information.

The Registrar General’s estimates are generally used as the basis for per capita statistics, except for example where more specific information is available about a subset of the population (e.g. school pupils) or where the numerator and denominator come from a common source such as census or a survey which may make the use appropriate. When considering demand for forward years, projected figures may be used in place of the most recent mid-year estimates.

The Registrar General’s estimates are generally used as the basis for per capita statistics, except for example where more specific information is available about a subset of the population (e.g. school pupils) or where the numerator and denominator come from a common source such as census or a survey which may make the use appropriate. When considering demand for forward years, projected figures may be used in place of the most recent mid-year estimates. When the mid-year estimate for a new year is published after the statistic, the latter may be revised at the next opportunity after the release of the latest population estimates. Some uses require small area population data at a level not routinely covered by the Registrar General’s mid-year estimates, so census-based figures or other sources may have to be employed.

No specific guidelines are issued, but users would be expected to indicate the reason for any deviation from use of the Registrar General’s mid-year estimates, where this is not obvious from the context.

The Registrar General’s estimates are generally used as the basis for per capita statistics, except for example where more specific information is available about a subset of the population (e.g. school pupils) or where the numerator and denominator come from a common source such as census or a survey which may make the use appropriate. When considering the future, projected figures may be used in place of the most recent mid-year estimates.

The Registrar General’s mid-year population estimates are contained in the following table.

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Scotland	5,071,950	5,062,940	5,064,200	5,054,800	5,057,400
Argyll and Clyde	424,090	421,740	420,700	418,750	417,010
Ayrshire and Arran	370,560	368,770	368,290	367,060	367,140
Borders	105,810	106,250	106,950	107,400	108,280
Dumfries and Galloway	148,230	147,540	147,780	147,310	147,210
Fife	347,030	348,340	349,690	350,620	351,960
Forth Valley	278,260	278,980	279,240	279,370	279,680
Grampian	528,670	527,080	525,850	523,290	523,390
Greater Glasgow	872,050	866,510	868,170	866,080	866,370
Highland	209,200	209,130	208,920	208,140	209,080
Lanarkshire	554,490	553,410	553,230	552,910	553,440
Lothian	771,690	776,500	779,000	779,100	780,010
Orkney	19,420	19,290	19,220	19,210	19,310
Shetland	22,510	22,180	21,960	21,940	21,870
Tayside	392,730	390,430	388,750	387,420	386,550
Western Isles	27,210	26,790	26,450	26,200	26,100

This data is not collected by the Scottish Executive.