§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching staff have(a) been employed in further education colleges and (b) left further education in each of the last four academic years. [1629]
§ John Healey[holding answer 2 July 2001]: The number of teaching staff employed in FE colleges is shown in the table:
Number of teaching staff in FE colleges in England Thousand Number 1995–96 134.7 1996–97 130.9 1997–98 141.8 1998–99 144.7 Notes:
1. The latest available data are for 1998–99
2. Information on the number of teachers who leave further education is not collected centrally