HC Deb 19 July 1989 vol 157 cc183-4W
Mr. Key

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table showing teacher vacancies by region in January 1989, distinguishing between vacancies in(a) nursery and primary schools and (b) secondary schools.

Mr. Butcher

[pursuant to his reply, 20 June 1989, c. 81–82]: Information on the number of teacher vacancies in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in England is now available for all regions. The figures are:

Nursery and Primary schools Secondary schools
North 92 62
Yorkshire and Humberside 200 155
North West 307 219
East Midlands 145 145
West Midlands 222 262
East Anglia 47 59
Greater London 1,305 819
Other South East 617 542
South West 181 161
England 3,116 2,424