§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proposals he has on pay for new teachers designed to fill vacancies. [147396]
§ Ms Estelle Morris[holding answer 26 January 2001]: The new teachers' pay arrangements will be based on recommendations contained in a report of the independent School Teachers' Review Body to be published shortly. It is not therefore possible at this stage to say what changes will occur. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will conduct a statutory consultation before implementing any changes.
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the average salary for(a) primary teachers, (b) secondary teachers, (c) graduates in all other sectors and (d) all employees in each year since 1974. [147301]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisAverage salaries for full-time teachers, for those in employment with an NVQ level 4 or above (or equivalent) and for all full-time employees are contained in the following table:
34W
Full-time teachers1 Nursery and primary Secondary Employees with NVQ level 42 All employees3 1974 2,120 2,390 4— 4— 2,170 1975 3,220 3,550 4— 2,820 1976 3,790 4,110 4— — 3,350 1977 4,180 4,460 4— 3,660 1978 4,410 4,680 4— 4,120 1979 4,900 5,180 4— 4,670 1980 5,920 6,220 4— 5,750 1981 7,430 7,790 4— 6,510 1982 8,090 8,460 4— 7,120 19833 8,670 9,050 4— 7,730 19833 — — — —
Full-time teachers1 Nursery and primary Secondary Employees with NVQ level 42 All employees3 1984 9,160 9,580 4— 8,310 1985 9,660 10,160 4— 8,920 1986 10,490 11,120 4— 9,630 1987 11,970 12,740 4— 10,370 1988 12,920 13,780 4— 11,390 1989 13,850 14,830 4— 12,500 1990 14,500 16,020 4— 13,720 1991 16,490 17,720 4— 14,850 1992 18,450 19,950 4— 15,880 1993 19,970 21,470 4— 16,520 1994 20,280 21,630 19,000 16,980 1995 20,860 22,200 4— 17,540 1996 21,370 22,730 4— 18,340 1997 22,080 23,480 4— 19,170 1998 22,700 24,130 4— 20,050 1999 523,570 525,060 4— 20,860 2000 524,390 525,930 4— 21,530 1Average salary of full-time teachers in the maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools sector of England and Wales at 31 March of each year 1974 to 2000. Figures up to 1993 include sixth form colleges. Teacher salary figures for 1999 are provisional, those for March 2000 are estimated by applying the April 1999 pay award of 3.5 per cent. to 1999 data, consequently the March 2000 data does not include the effects of the post-threshold pay scale that will be paid from 1 September 2000. Source:
DfEE Database of Teacher Records
2Average salary of those in full-time employment in GB with a qualification of NVQ level 4 or equivalent or above, in the spring of years shown. Includes teachers with such qualifications.
Source:
Labour Force Survey (as the New Earnings Survey does not include qualifications data)
3Average salary of those in full-time employment in GB whose pay for the survey period was not affected by absence, at April of each year. Figures from 1974 to first row for 1983 are compiled on the basis of men aged 21+ and women aged 18+. Figures for second 1983 row and onwards are compiled on the basis of employees on adult rates. Figures for 1997 and 1998 include late receipts.
Source:
New Earnings Survey
4Not available
5Provisional
6Estimated
The number of regular teachers in maintained schools in England increased by 6,900 between January 1998 and January 2000.
There was a growth of more than 2,000 in the number of people training to be teachers between 1999–2000 and 2000–01, the first such increase since 1992–93.
An estimated 250,000 classroom teachers in England are eligible for the post-threshold pay scale, of whom 81 per cent. have applied. Teachers moving to the new scale will receive a £2,000 pay increase from 1 September 2000 and can progress on the basis of their performance up to the scale maximum of over £30,000 excluding allowances.