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| Scottish teacher numbers fall as pupil numbers rise, statistics show | Scottish teacher numbers fall as pupil numbers rise, statistics show |
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| The number of teachers in Scotland's schools fell in 2014 while the number of pupils increased, new government statistics have revealed. | The number of teachers in Scotland's schools fell in 2014 while the number of pupils increased, new government statistics have revealed. |
| Full-time equivalent teacher (FTE) numbers stand at 50,824 which is 254 fewer than 2013. | Full-time equivalent teacher (FTE) numbers stand at 50,824 which is 254 fewer than 2013. |
| The number of pupils in Scotland's schools is up 3,425 on the previous year to 676,955. | The number of pupils in Scotland's schools is up 3,425 on the previous year to 676,955. |
| The figures also show the average number of children in early years primary school classes has crept up. | The figures also show the average number of children in early years primary school classes has crept up. |
| The average class in Primary 1, 2 and 3 has 23.3 pupils - a rise from 23.2 last year. | |
| This is the fourth year in a row when the early years figures have gone up. | |
| In 2007 the SNP made a manifesto commitment to cut class sizes between Primary 1 and 3 to 18 or less. | |
| But fewer than one in eight pupils in these years are being taught in a class that small. |