§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of mathematics and science teachers in(a) Surrey and (b) England are not trained in the subjects they teach.
§ Mr. ButcherEstimates of the numbers of teachers of mathematics and science without a qualification in these subjects, and of the amount of tuition they provide, can be derived from the 1988 secondary school staffing survey of maintained schools in England. The figures are as follows:
Percentage of teachers teaching the subject who do not have a post A-level qualification in it Percentage of all tuition in the subject provided by teachers without a post A-level qualification in it Per cent. Per cent. Mathematics 27 13 Biology 18 9 Chemistry 20 10 Physics 31 19 General science1 17 (71) 11 (67) Other sciences1 23 (69) 16 (55) 1 Figures exclude teachers (and tuition by teachers) with a post A-level qualification specifically in biology, chemistry or physics as well as those with general or other science qualifications. The bracketed figures show the result if this exclusion is not made. No information is available in respect of Surrey—the survey sample is too small to permit reliable estimates for individual education authorities.