§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number employed in the teaching profession, primary and secondary levels, in Wales in each of the last 10 years; and how many were employed on short-term contracts in each year.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe number of full-time equivalent teachers in service with local education authorities and grant-maintained schools in the primary and secondary sectors, for each of the last 10 years, is given in the following table:
Primary Secondary Total 1982–83 12,800 14,968 27,768 1983–84 12,887 15,077 27,964 1984–85 12,404 14,683 27,087 1985–86 12,446 14,537 26,983 1986–87 12,235 14,118 26,353 1987–88 12,689 13,836 26,525 1988–89 12,919 13,622 26,541 1989–90 13,074 13,298 26,372 1990–91 13,268 13,173 26,441 1991–92 13,408 13,224 26,632 At January each year. Information relating to teachers contracts was first collected in 1991–92, at which time there were 1,112 full-time and 899 part-time teachers in regular service employed on contracts of less than one year's duration in the nursery, primary and secondary sectors. A breakdown of the figures by sector is not available.