country number of secondaries of which offer latin % offering latin uk4723104822.2%...

CountryNumber of secondaries

Of which offer Latin

% offering Latin

UK 4723 1048 22.2%

England 3821 957 25.0%

Wales 243 20 8.2%

Scotland 435 55 12.6%

Northern Ireland 224 16 7.1%

UK secondary schools offering Latin

May 2008

Country

Number of state secondaries


% offering Latin

Number of independent secondaries


% offering Latin

UK 3971 595 15.0% 751 453 60.3%

England 3146 548 17.4% 674 409 60.7%

Wales 223 7 3.1% 20 13 65.0%

Scotland 382 24 6.3% 53 31 58.5%

Northern Ireland 220 16 7.3% 4 0 0.0%

Number of state and independent secondary schools offering Latin

May 2008

Independent

State non-selective

State selective

Proportion of secondary schools offering Latin in independent and state sectors

Independent43.2%State non-selective

45.2%

State selective11.6%

Independent schools offering Latin

State secondary schools offering Latin May 2008

0-5%

5-10%

10-15%

15-20%

20-25%

25-30%

30-35%

35-40%

40-45%

45-50%

50-55%

55-60%

60-65%

State secondary schools offering Latin May 2007

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Estimate of state secondary schools offering Latin 2001-2002

0-5%

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Hours

290288

282 schools responding to CSCP survey October 2007 entering GCSE

Average tuition time before entering GCSE examinations

Schools with number of years study before pupils enter GCSE

1 yr % 2 yrs % 3 yrs % 4 yrs %

Total 5 1.8% 26 9.3% 34 12.2% 88 31.5%

… of which independent 1 0.7% 2 1.3% 9 6.0% 47 31.1%

… of which state 4 3.1% 24 18.8% 25 19.5% 41 32.0%

… of which non-selective 3 3.6% 22 26.2% 20 23.8% 29 34.5%

… of which selective 1 2.2% 2 4.4% 5 11.1% 12 26.7%

Schools with number of years study before pupils enter GCSE

5 yrs % 6 yrs % 7 yrs %

Total 130 46.6% 16 5.7% 1 0.4%

… of which independent 100 66.2% 16 10.6% 1 0.7%

… of which state 30 23.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

… of which non-selective 8 9.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

… of which selective 22 48.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%282 schools responding to CSCP survey October 2007 entering GCSE (schools entering pupils in more than one year appear in table more than once)

Years tuition before pupils enter GCSE

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State non-selective

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Years tuition before pupils enter GCSE

Average tuition hours per year

School years

Hours of tuition

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Schools offering Latin

Schools offering Latin per year

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0-40 41-80 81-120 121-160

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Percentage of year group entering GCSE

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Effect of tuition time on GCSE entries

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Schools where somepupils have studied

Latin at previousschool

Schools where morethan half first cohort

studied Latin atprevious school

Schools where morethan a quarter of

pupils studying Latinstudied it at KS2

Independent

State selective

State non-selective%

Earlier study of Latin


a. Is GCSE Latin accessible to all pupils?

b. Should GCSE Latin be accessible to all pupils?

c. How does the amount of content in the GCSE Latin syllabus compare with other subjects?

d. Is the amount of content in the GCSE Latin syllabus appropriate for the majority of students?

e. Is the grading of GCSE Latin in line with other subjects?

Opinions on GCSE Latin


a. Is GCSE Latin accessible to all pupils?Schools answering ‘Is it your view that GCSE Latin is accessible by the full ability range of students in all secondary schools?’


Yes No No response

Yes 15 (9.8%)No 133 (86.9%)No response 5



b. Should GCSE Latin be accessible to all pupils?Schools answering ‘Is it your view that GCSE Latin ought to be accessible by the full ability range of students in all secondary schools?’

Yes No No response





c. How does the amount of content in the GCSE Latin syllabus compare with other subjects?Schools answering the question ‘Do you consider the quantity of content in the GCSE Latin syllabus to be [More than/Similar to/Less than] that found in the majority of other subjects your students study at GCSE?’

More than Similar to Less than No response


More than 105 (68.6%)Similar to 38 (24.8%)Less than 3 (2.0%)No response 14

More than 28 (62.2%)Similar to 13 (28.9%)Less than 2No response 2

More than 60 (71.4%)Similar to 19 (22.6%)Less than 0 (0.0%)No response 5

d. Is the amount of content in the GCSE Latin syllabus appropriate for the majority of students?Schools answering the question ‘Do you consider the quantity of content in the GCSE Latin syllabus to be [Too much/Appropriate/Too little] for the majority of students who study, or wish to study, Latin at your school?’

Too much Appropriate Too little No response


Too much 29 (19.0%)Appropriate 144 (74.5%)Too little 7 (4.6%)No response 3



e. Is the grading of GCSE Latin in line with other subjects?Schools answering the question ‘Do you consider the grading of the GCSE Latin examination to be [More severe than/In line with/Less severe than] the grading of the majority of other subjects your students study at GCSE?’

More severe than

In line with Less severe than

No response


More severe than 99 (64.7%)In line with 43 (28.1%)Less severe than 0 (0.0%)No response 11



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GCSE/S-Grade isaccessible by thefull ability range

GCSE/S-Gradeshould be

accessible by thefull ability range

The content ofGCSE/S-Grade ismore than other

subjects

The content ofGCSE/S-Grade istoo much for the

majority if students

The grading ofGCSE/S-Grade ismore severe than

other subjects

Opinions on GCSE and S-Grade compared

Specialist teachers leaving profession in next five years

% specialist teachers

… of which teaching Latin

% specialist teachers teaching Latin

… of which teaching Latin with teacher training qualification

% specialist teachers teaching Latin with teacher training qualification

Total 417 25.8% 412 26.4% 322 25.2%

… of which independent 258 22.2% 256 22.5% 192 21.3%

… of which state 158 35.2% 156 37.1% 130 34.7%

… of which non- selective 93 37.3% 91 40.2% 76 37.5%

… of which selective 65 33.0% 65 33.7% 54 31.6%

Estimate for all secondary schools in the UK, based on CSCP survey October 2007

Specialist Classics teachers leaving profession in next five years

Total … of which by PGCE … of which by GTP

Classics teachers gaining QTS per year 35 28 7

Specialist Classics teachers trained per year

Average 2003-2007 Data from TDA

Specialist teachers of Latin with teacher training qualifications leaving the profession per year

Classics teachers achieving QTS per year

Total 64 35

… of which independent 38 23

… of which state 26 12

… of which non-selective 15 6

… of which selective 11 6

Replacement of specialist Classics teachers

Region/Country

Number of schools stating shortage of teachers as an obstacle to growth in number of pupils studying Latin

% schools responding to survey in region

Northern Ireland 3 42.9%

Scotland 5 26.3%

South West 6 26.1%

North East 3 23.1%

North West 6 20.0%

South East 17 16.8%

London 5 11.1%

East 3 11.1%

East Midlands 1 11.1%

West Midlands 3 10.3%

Yorkshire 1 5.6%

Wales 0 0.0%

Schools with potential shortages of teachers by region/county


Teachers teaching Latin

Percentage share of all teachers teaching Latin

Average teachers teaching Latin per school

Total 2126 2.0

… of which independent 1310 61.6% 2.9

… of which state 816 38.4% 1.4

… of which non-selective 578 27.2% 1.2

… of which selective 238 11.2% 2.0

All teachers teaching Latin


Proportion of Latin teachers in independent and state sectors

Independent62%

State non-selective27%

State selective11%

Teachers teaching Latin

… of which are specialist teachers

% teachers teaching Latin

… of which are non-specialist teachers

% teachers teaching Latin

Total 2126 1558 73.3% 568 26.7%

… of which independent 1310 1137 86.8% 173 13.2%

… of which state 816 421 51.6% 395 48.4%

… of which non- selective 578 227 39.3% 351 60.7%

… of which selective 238 194 81.5% 44 18.5%


Specialist and Non-specialist Latin teachers

Proportion of specialist Latin teachers in state and independent sectors

Independent73%

State non-selective15%

State selective12%

Specialist and Non-specialist Latin teachers

Independent87%:13%

State non-selective39%:61%

State selective82%:18%

Specialists Non-specialists

Qualifications of non-specialists

All non-specialists Non-specialists with Latin qualifications

No Latin qualification

19%

Some Latin qualification

81%

University18%

A Level41%

O Level/GCSE35%

Non-UK qualification5%

144 non-specialists in schools responding CSCP survey 2007

Non-specialists teaching Latin on their own

Independent20%:80%

State non-selective65%:35%

State selective16%:84%

Teaching in schools without specialists

Teaching in schools with specialists

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