Education Resources Executive Director Jim Gilhooly Operations Service Kate Farrell Our ref: EDU/FOI/2014/131 [email protected] Your ref: If calling ask for: Molly Magee Phone: 01698 454512 Date: 27 June 2014 Dear Ms Farrell Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 Request for Information Thank you for your request for information, received on 30 May 2014. Your request has been dealt with in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Please find listed below your request for information and our response. We have provided Yes or No answered where applicable, as requested. 1. How many Computing teachers work in Secondary schools in the local authority currently. To clarify, I want to know about teachers of Computing or Computer Science, not teachers of Business Studies or Administration. I would ideally like to have the information broken down by school and in Full Time Equivalent (FTE) format, if possible. Please refer to table 1 for this information. Please note that Biggar High School does not offer Computing or Computer Science. I can confirm, however, that relevant outcomes and experiences for this aspect of Curriculum for Excellence are taught within the ICT programme. 2. If a school no longer has teachers teaching Computing or Computing-related subjects or a Computing department then I would like to know the reason for this decision. Please refer to our response to Question 1. 3. If a school no longer has teachers teaching Computing or Computing-related subjects or a Computing department then I would like to know how the Computer Science outcomes in the Broad General Education are delivered by the school (Specifically TCH 3-08a/b/c, TCH 3-09a, TCH 4-08a/b/c/d, TCH 4-09a/b/c) Please refer to our response to Question 1. 4. I would like to know if the secondary schools in your local authority are offering: the new Higher Computing course for students this year for the exam in 2015, the new Higher Computing course for students this year for the exam in 2016, the older Higher Computing course, the old Information Systems Higher, or if a Higher qualification in a computing-related subject is not being offered to pupils. Again, I would ideally like to have the information broken down by school, if possible. Please include figures for pupils studying these Highers over two years. Please refer to tables 2 and 3 for this information. Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton ML3 0AE Phone: 01698 454512 Fax: 01698 454465 Text Phone: 01698 454039 Email: [email protected] 5. In your local authority have you had any Computer teacher vacancies in the local authority in the last year; and Yes Have you had any issues or problems recruiting (if applicable)? No 6. At any point in the last year in your local authority have you had any problems getting a Computing supply teacher for any of the schools in your council? No Request for Review The Council has an internal panel (the review panel) to deal with complaints from people who are not happy about the way that their request has been dealt with. Staff not involved in the original decision will handle any review. If you want to complain about how we have handled your request for information, you can ask the review panel to reassess our actions. Please note that if you wish to complain, you must do so by 25 August 2014. In requesting a review, it would be helpful if you could quote the reference number found at the top of this letter and state the matter which has given rise to your dissatisfaction. You should send your request for a review to: Mr. W. Dunn, Information Compliance Manager, Finance and Corporate Resources, Floor 13, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA Alternatively, you can request a review at [email protected]. Please note that the review panel can only assess the way we have handled requests for information. It cannot consider complaints about delivery of a service or any decisions made by the Council or its authorised employees. If your complaint relates to one of these matters, you should contact the Resource responsible. Should you not be satisfied with the outcome of our review, you will then have the right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner. The Commissioner will decide whether your request has been dealt with properly, in accordance with the Act. The Commissioner’s contact details are as follows: Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS; Telephone: 01334 464610; Fax: 01334 464611; e-mail: [email protected] For further details, please see the Commissioner’s website at www.itspublicknowledge.info. Yours sincerely Des Dickson Operations Manager Table 1: Computing teachers (FTE) in secondary schools (as at 2013/14 teacher census) School Computing Teachers and/or Computing Science teachers (FTE) Biggar High School 0 Calderglen High School 4 Calderside Academy 3.6 Carluke High School 3.6 Cathkin High School 2 Duncanrig Secondary School 6 Hamilton Grammar School 6 Holy Cross High School 3 John Ogilvie High School 4 Lanark Grammar School 1.8 Larkhall Academy 2.8 Lesmahagow High School 4 St Andrews and St Brides High School 3.2 Stonelaw High School 4 Strathaven Academy 2.3 Trinity High School 3 Uddingston Grammar School 4.7 TOTAL 58 Table 2: schools offering new Higher Computing and Higher Information Systems exams in 2014/15 and 2015/16 School 2014/15 2015/16 Higher Higher Info Higher Higher Info Computing Systems Computing Systems Biggar High School n/a n/a * * Calderglen High School Old n/a * * Calderside Academy Old n/a * * Carluke High School Old n/a * * Cathkin High School Old n/a * * Duncanrig Secondary School Old Old * * Hamilton Grammar School Old n/a * * Holy Cross High School Old Old * * John Ogilvie High School Old n/a * * Lanark Grammar School Old n/a * * Larkhall Academy Old n/a * * Lesmahagow High School Old n/a * * St Andrews and St Brides High School Old n/a * * Stonelaw High School Old n/a * * Strathaven Academy Old n/a * * Trinity High School New n/a * * Uddingston Grammar School Old n/a * * * Please note that the Highers for 2015/16 have not yet been confirmed. Table 3: pupils presented to SQA for Higher Computing and Higher Information Systems 2012/13 2013/14 Higher Higher Higher Higher School Information Information Computing Computing Systems Systems Biggar High School 0 0 0 0 Calderglen High School 24 0 28 0 Calderside Academy 9 0 11 0 Carluke High School 30 0 24 10 Cathkin High School 6 0 9 0 Duncanrig Secondary School 31 16 36 17 Hamilton Grammar School 52 0 76 0 Holy Cross High School 36 8 33 14 John Ogilvie High School 19 0 15 0 Lanark Grammar School 0 29 7 18 Larkhall Academy 10 11 0 10 Lesmahagow High School 17 0 18 0 St Andrews and St Brides High 19 0 20 0 School Stonelaw High School 27 0 28 0 Strathaven Academy 17 0 16 0 Trinity High School 11 19 6 11 Uddingston Grammar School 20 16 27 13 .