§ Diana OrganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the notional national pay scales for(a) lecturers and (b) administrative and support staff in the further education sector. [2357]
§ Margaret HodgeI understand that the Association of Colleges (AoC), as the colleges' employer' group, issues notional national pay scales but these are a matter for the AoC and the relevant unions.
§ Diana OrganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many colleges have not implemented the full awards of the notional national scale; and if she will make a statement. [2358]
§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of further education colleges failed to award the nationally recommended pay rise in each year since 1992. [2990]
§ Margaret HodgeThe Department does not collect this information. I understand that data obtained by the Association of Colleges on the extent of pay implementation for 2000–01 indicate that (from an 80 per cent. response rate) 73 per cent. of colleges that responded had made an award either equal to or in excess of the national recommended level, and that a further 12 per cent. intended to do so at a later date.
§ Diana OrganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many unfilled vacancies there are in the further education sector for lecturer posts; and how many there were in(a) 2000, (b) 1997 and (c) 1993. [2403]
§ John HealeyThe information requested is not collected centrally. Information on staff numbers in FE sector colleges is collected via SIR (Staff Individualised Record). SIR does not include details on vacancies, leavers, salary or grade.
The Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) collected and published information on staff numbers in the FE sector on an annual basis. The responsibilities of the FEFC have now been taken over by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC).
§ Diana OrganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time (i) lecturers and (ii) administrative and support staff were employed in the further education sector in (A) 1993, (B) 1997, (C) 2000 and (D) 2001. [2408]
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§ John HealeyThe estimated number of staff employed in the FE sector are shown in the following table:
Numbers of staff employed in the FE sector by mode and primary role Thousand 1997–98 1998–99 Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Teaching staff 49.1 92.7 48.1 96.6 Support staff 11.9 13.0 12.3 11.5 Other staff 35.4 29.4 35.3 30.2 Total staff 96.4 135.1 95.7 138.3 The Further Education Funding Council (FEFC), collected and published information on staff in the FE sector on an annual basis. The responsibilities of the FEFC have now been taken over by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). Information on staff is taken from the Staff Individualised Record (SIR). The SIR covers English FE sector colleges only.
SIR data for the whole year were collected from all colleges for the first time in July 1995, relating to the 1994–95 college year. This collection was repeated for 1995–96, for 1996–97, for 1997–93 and for 1998–99. Data for 1999–2000 and 2000–2001 are not yet available. Data for 1993–94 were not collected on a comparable basis.
§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the further education colleges that have(a) implemented and (b) failed to implement the nationally recommended pay increase for college staff in the last five years, ranking those in each category according to the level of pay increase awarded. [2997]
§ Margaret HodgeThe Department does not collect this information. I refer my hon. Friend to my reply given earlier today to his related question on the implementation of pay awards. [2990]
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans the Government have to restore college lecturers' pay levels to parity with the teaching profession. [2675]
§ Margaret HodgeWe are aware of the historic funding gap between schools and FE created by the last Administration and have pledged to ensure upwards convergence over time and as resources allow. We have already made an unprecedented investment in the sector, which should allow colleges greater flexibility to meet the genuine aspirations of their staff. An additional £300 million is available to colleges over the next three years specifically to reward high quality teaching, as part of the Teaching Pay Initiative (TPI). This is separate to any general pay rise a teacher may receive.
§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many unfilled further education lecturer posts there were in each of the last 10 years. [2989]
§ John HealeyThe information requested is not collected centrally. Information on staff numbers in FE sector colleges is collected via SIR (Staff Individualised Record). SIR does not include de ails on vacancies, leavers, salary or grade.
388WThe Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) collected and published information on staff numbers in the FE sector on an annual basis. The responsibilities of the FEFC have now been taken over by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC).