Mr. Gareth R. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many physical education teachers were employed by local education authorities and grant-maintained schools in each year since 1979. [55783]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeFull-time teachers in maintained secondary schools in England who were both teaching and had a post A-level qualification in physical education were as follows:
England Year Number of teachers 1983–84 22,000 1987–88 18,000 1991–92 17,000 1996–97 15,000 Source:
Secondary schools staffing surveys since 1979
Similar information for primary teachers is not available. However, primary teachers are trained to deliver the whole primary curriculum including physical education.