§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many vacancies for qualified classroom teachers in maintained secondary schools there are in(a) England, (b) Essex, (c) Southend on Sea, (d) Kensington and Chelsea, (e) Barking, (f) Dagenham, (g) Lambeth, (h) Islington and (i) Enfield. [145632]
§ Ms Estelle Morris[holding answer 15 January 2001]: The number of vacant, full-time qualified classroom teacher posts in maintained secondary schools in the local authorities specified are shown in the following table.
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Vacancies Rate Essex 68 1.5 Southend on Sea 16 2.8 Kensington and Chelsea 2 0.9 Barking and Dagenham 9 1.4 Lambeth 9 2.0 Islington 11 2.3 Enfield 12 1.0 England 1,143 0.7 The number of regular teachers in maintained schools increased by 6,900 between January 1998 and January 2000.
There was a growth of 2,000 in the number of people training to be teachers between 1999–2000 and 2000–01, the first such increase since 1992–93.
§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many vacancies for teachers in England there are within maintained schools classified by each subject; and what the total shortage in England was in each of the last 10 years. [145633]
§ Ms Estelle Morris[holding answer 15 January 2001]: Vacant full-time qualified classroom teacher posts in England in the maintained secondary sector in January 2000, by their main teaching subject, are as follows:
Posts Mathematics 230 Information technology 60 Chemistry 10 Physics 30 Biology 20 Integrated or combined science 80 Other science 20 French 40 German 10 French or German 30 Spanish 10 Other languages 20 Welsh 1— English 130 Drama 20 History 10 Social sciences 10 Geography 30 Religious education 40 Design and technology 110 Commercial and business studies 20 Art, craft or design 20 Music 40 Physical education 30 Special educational needs 60 Careers 1— Any other main subjects 30 Combined subjects 40 England 1,140 1 Less than five Note:
All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. The total England figure may not equal the sum of the subject breakdown due to rounding.
Full-time qualified classroom teacher vacancies in maintained secondary schools in England were as follows:
Vacancies Rate 19911 1,870 1.1 1992 870 0.5 1993 560 0.3 1994 560 0.3 1995 460 0.3 1996 510 0.3 1997 650 0.4 1998 860 0.5 1999 840 0.5 2000 1,140 0.7 1 Vacancies for 1991 and earlier years used different recording practices and are not directly comparable with later years Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
102WAll the vacancies figures quoted exclude vacancies for heads and deputy heads.
The number of regular teachers in maintained schools increased by 6,900 between January 1998 and January 2000.
There was a growth of 2,000 in the number of people training to be teachers between 1999–2000 and 2000–01, the first such increase since 1992–93.
§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the three education authorities in England with the highest number of vacancies for qualified classroom teachers in maintained secondary schools. [145634]
§ Ms Estelle Morris[holding answer 15 January 2001]: The three English local authorities with the highest number of qualified classroom teacher vacancies in maintained secondary schools at January 2000 is shown in the following table.
Vacancies Rates Essex 68 1.5 Hampshire 49 1.3 Kent 44 0.8 The number of regular teachers in maintained schools increased by 6,900 between January 1998 and January 2000.
There was a growth of 2,000 in the number of people training to be teachers between 1999–2000 and 2000–01, the first such increase since 1992–93.