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The Scottish Funding Council has published its latest report on staffing in Scotland’s colleges. The report covers the period from 2014-15 to 2023-24.
The figures published today show colleges employed 10,112 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in 2023-24, a decrease of 7.7 % on the previous year and a 6.4% drop on the equivalent figure a decade ago. The ratio of teaching staff to non-teaching staff in Scotland’s colleges remains the same as in 2022-23. Just under half (49 per cent) were teaching staff with the remaining 51 per cent employed in non-teaching roles.
According to the report, the proportion of full-time permanent teaching staff with a recognised teaching qualification also remains the same as in 2022-23, and represents a rise of almost two per cent since 2021-22.
A notable change since the previous report, however, has been in the proportion of females in senior management roles which has risen by just over 3 percentage points since 2022-23
Full details are now available – see College Staffing Data 2023-24
