§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish figures giving his current estimates on potential returners to the teaching profession, broken down by employment status, age and gender.
§ Mr. Robin Squire[holding answer 4 July 1994]: The latest available estimates are for 1990–91:
Thousands, rounded Employment status Men Women Total Part-time and supply teachers in maintained sector 3 88 90 In independent schools or teacher-related employment 8 32 40 Employment other than teaching 70 92 162 Not in paid employment 7 66 73 TOTAL 88 276 365 Information by age is not readily available. However, these figures exclude out-of-service teachers aged over 55 years as well as those who qualified before 1965 and have not taught after that date and those not resident in England.