On top of that the actual number of qualified regular full time teachers has fallen by 1, 400 between 2002 and 2003.

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Each class of 23 is taught by two full-time teachers (a public school would have one).

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Her school offers four full-time teachers, two part-time teachers in art and music and 3.6 computers for each pupil.

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They sought the help of full-time math teachers, consulted books and online sources and, whenever possible, taught one another.

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The latest figures showed there were 54, 600 full-time equivalent teachers between April and June last year in Scotland - an eight-year low.

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The latest public sector employment figures showed 54, 600 full-time equivalent teachers between April and June this year - down 2, 200 on the same period last year, when the figures stood at 56, 800.

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Education was the focus of Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray's questions, as he told the chamber three out of four new teachers could not find a full time permanent job in Scotland.

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The statistics show there were 899, 000 full-time equivalent staff in England's schools - teachers, teaching assistants and other school staff - up 23, 200 on the previous year.

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