Phone 0141 287 0125

Our Ref CSM/MMcK 2696514

Date 23 December 2009

If phoning please ask for Carole McKenzie

Miss K Higgins

Dear Miss Higgins

Request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

I refer to your enquiry of 9 November 2009 requesting that Glasgow City Council provides you with the undernoted information.

Please tell me how many of the following your local authority employed/employs during each of the years 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10:

a) classroom assistants who help either specifically or as part of their generic role, to support children with additional needs individually or collectively, in their education;

b) specialist staff to support children in their education with additional needs individually or collectively, across all departments and budget heads;

c) other types of auxiliary/assistant/staff either specifically or as part of their generic role to support children with additional needs individually or collectively, in their education.

Classroom Assistants who supported children with Additional needs are called Pupil Support Assistants (ASL)

2006 1091 Head count 730 FTE

2007 1168 Head count 774 FTE

2008 1186 Head count 792 FTE

2009 1172 Head count 787 FTE

The teacher numbers are as follows

2006 801 Head count 728 FTE

2007 845 Head count 761 FTE

2008 781 Head count 704 FTE

2009 742 Head count 659 FTE

The Council accordingly feels that it has complied in full with your request. However, if you feel that this is not the case please contact me on the above number.

Please note that the information provided in response to your request is, unless otherwise indicated, copyright © Glasgow City Council 2005. It is supplied to you in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Any further use by you of this information must comply with the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 as amended and/or the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997. In particular, any commercial use or re-use of the information provided requires the prior written consent of the Council. Requests for such consent should be addressed to the Head of Corporate Communications, Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow G2 1DU. Some or all of the information may be subject to third party copyright, in which case the permission of the third party copyright holder may be required. No claim is made in respect of third party copyright.

If you are dissatisfied with the way Glasgow City Council has dealt with your request you are entitled to require the Council to review its decision. Please note that for a review to take place you must:

The Executive Director of Corporate Services

Glasgow City Council

City Chambers

George Square

Glasgow G2 1DU

Email: [email address]

Yours sincerely

MAUREEN McKENNA

Service Director: Education

Response 2730918