§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the number and percentage of classroom teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools who are paid on each point of the pay spine. [57699]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe numbers and percentages of full-time classroom teachers in England and Wales at 31 March 1997' in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools, on each point of the pay spine, are given in the table.
1Provisional data. Excludes around 13,000 teachers whose pay details are not yet available.
Maintained nursery and primary Maintained secondary Number Percentage Number Percentage Spine point 0 400 0.3 420 0.2 Spine point 0.5 30 1— 20 1— Spine point 1 370 0.3 510 0.3 Spine point 1.5 30 1— 20 1— Spine point 2 7,800 5.7 6,080 3.6 Spine point 2.5 140 0.1 110 0.1 Spine point 3 7,950 5.8 6,390 3.8 Spine point 3.5 180 0.1 200 0.1 Spine point 4 7,200 5.2 5,700 3.3 Spine point 4.5 250 0.2 250 0.1 Spine point 5 6,200 4.5 4,920 2.9 Spine point 5.5 220 0.2 210 0.1 Spine point 6 5,640 4.1 4,630 2.7 Spine point 6.5 220 0.2 210 0.1 Spine point 7 5,200 3.8 4,080 2.4 Spine point 7.5 220 0.2 200 0.1 Spine point 8 5,120 3.7 4,100 2.4 Spine point 8.5 320 0.2 260 0.2 Spine point 9 36,410 26.5 25,100 14.7 Spine point 9.5 1,420 1.0 930 0.5 Spine point 10 26,740 19.4 19,150 11.2 Spine point 10.5 670 0.5 670 0.4 Spine point 11 19,950 14.5 30,820 18.1 Spine point 11.5 540 0.4 1,020 0.6 Spine point 12 3,690 2.7 21,970 12.9 Spine point 12.5 110 0.1 610 0.4 Spine point 13 480 0.3 22,880 13.4 Spine point 13.5 60 1— 630 0.4 Spine point 14 70 0.1 7,300 4.3 Spine point 14.5 10 1— 160 0.1 Spine point 15 10 1— 550 0.3 Spine point 15.5 10 1— 60 1— Spine point 16 10 1— 150 0.1 Spine point 16.5 2— 1— 30 1— Spine point 17 2— 1— 60 1— Total 137,640 100.0 170,350 100.0 1Less than 0.05 per cent. 2Less than 5 teachers