HC Deb 16 July 2001 vol 372 cc28-9W
Mr. Gareth R. Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) teaching staff and (b) teaching assistants were employed in Harrow schools in each of the last five years. [3132]

Mr. Timms

The full-time equivalents of regular teachers (excluding short-term supply) and teaching assistants employed in the maintained schools sector in Harrow local authority are as follows:

January Regular teachers Teaching assistants Total
1996 1,590 240 1,830
1997 1,580 270 1,850
1998 1,500 270 1,770
1999 1,490 290 1,780
2000 1,380 300 1,690
20011 1,490 n/a n/a
1 Provisional

Note:

Totals may not be the sum of the component parts because of rounding.

n/a = 2001 data for teaching assistants are not yet available at individual local authority level.