§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish the gender profile, average length of service and average age of the teaching profession.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe tables show the distribution by gender, the average age and the distribution by length of service of full-time teachers in the maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools sector in March 1992. It is not possible to calculate accurately the average length of service.
Table 1: Distribution of full-time teachers by gender in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools England and Wales: March 1992 Percentages Men Women Total Nursery and Primary Schools Headteachers 6 6 12 Deputy heads 3 7 10 Standard scale 9 68 78 Total teachers 19 81 100 Secondary Schools Headteachers 2 1 2 Deputy heads 3 2 5 Standard scale 46 47 93 Total teachers 51 49 100 Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools Headteachers 4 3 7 Deputy heads 3 4 8 Standard scale 28 57 85 Total teachers 36 64 100
Table 2: Mean age of teachers in full-time maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools England and Wales: March 1992 Mean age Men 42 Women 41 All teachers 41
Table 3: Distribution of full-time teachers by length of service in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools England and Wales: March 1992 Percentages Length of service in years Men Women All teachers Under 5 13 21 18 5 to 9 10 19 16 10 to 14 16 21 19 15 to 19 25 19 21 20 to 24 16 11 13 25 to 29 14 7 9 30 and over 6 2 4 Total 100 100 100