Mr. John David Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many United Kingdom teachers are presently working at the European schools.
§ Mr. DunnOne hundred and thirty three teachers are seconded to the schools for full-time service. Information is not available as to the number of teachers from the United Kingdom who teach on a part-time basis as these are recruited directly by the schools themselves.
Mr. John David Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportions of the posts at European schools are held by United Kingdom teachers; and upon what basis posts are allocated to the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. DunnThe 133 teachers seconded by the United Kingdom represent some 15 per cent. of the 869 full-time teachers currently in the schools. The numbers of teachers required are determined by rules formulated by the board of governors of the European schools for the creation of language sections and classes; new posts are allocated to member states to meet the curricular requirements of each school and of its individual language sections.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers are known to be employed within Leicestershire; and whether he has any details as to the numbers who are unemployed.
§ Mr. DunnThe number of teachers employed in Leicestershire in January 1984, as reported by the local education authority, was 8,274, counting part-time teachers on the basis of their full-time equivalences. The figure includes teachers in the maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special education sectors and qualified teachers providing education otherwise than at school. It excludes further education lecturers. No information is available on the number of teachers in Leicestershire who are unemployed.