Head Teachers (Hansard, 24 July 2002)

§ Mr. Willis
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of serving head teachers have participated in the leadership and management programme for new head teachers. [72824]

§ Mr. Miliband
10,243 headteachers have registered since 1995 for the Leadership and Management Programme for New Headteachers (HEADLAMP), which represents 43 per cent. of serving headteachers.

§ Mr. Willis
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of teachers have achieved the National Professional Qualification for Headship. [72823]

§ Mr. Miliband
6,340 teachers have achieved the National Professional Qualification for Headship since 1997, which represents 1.4 per cent. of all full-time and part-time teachers in nursery, primary and secondary schools in the maintained sector in January 2002 (provisional). In addition, 4,500 teachers are currently working towards the qualification.

Pupil Referral Units: Number (headcount) of Pupils¹

Position at January in each year

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

St Helens 0 1 0 0 21 35

Merseyside 283 418 442 428 470 385

North

West(excluding Merseyside) 177 247 378 274 360 1,033

England 6,872 7,530 7,740 8,263 8,479 9,289

¹ Excludes pupils who are also registered at a mainstream or special school.

Number of Pupils not in Schools¹

Position at January in each year

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

St Helens 23 47 48 84 70 81

Merseyside 329 300 305 362 — —

North West 1,521 1,564 1,849 2,100 2,616 2,061

England 10,553 12,295 13,594 14,005 15,670 16,307

¹ Includes pupils not in school, e.g. pupils taught at home, Traveller children, asylum seekers at FE colleges or with voluntary sector providers—not applicable (Merseyside is incorporated into North West region).

We do not require Local Education Authorities (LEAs) to report separately on the numbers of children educated in the home by the LEA and this could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
We do not require LEAs to report on the numbers of children whose parents choose to home educate them and this figure also could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

§ Mr. Woodward
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many vacant teaching positions there were(a) by subject and (b) as a percentage of all teaching positions in (i) St Helens, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) the North West and (iv) England in (A) 1996, (B) 1997, (C) 1998. (D) 1999, (E) 2000 and (F) 2001. [70863]
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§ Mr. Willis
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of serving head teachers have achieved the(a) Leadership Programme for Serving Head Teachers and (b) National Professional Qualification for Headship. [72822]

§ Mr. Miliband
9,391 serving headteachers have participated in the Leadership and Management Programme for Serving Heads, which represents 39 per cent. of serving headteachers.
Serving headteachers are not eligible to undertake the National Professional Qualification for Headship. However, since its inception in 1997, 6,340 teachers have achieved the qualification and over 4,500 are currently working towards it.

Pupil Referral Units: Number (headcount) of Pupils¹
Position at January in each year
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
St Helens	0	1	0	0	21	35
Merseyside	283	418	442	428	470	385
North
West(excluding Merseyside)	177	247	378	274	360	1,033
England	6,872	7,530	7,740	8,263	8,479	9,289
¹ Excludes pupils who are also registered at a mainstream or special school.

Number of Pupils not in Schools¹
Position at January in each year
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
St Helens	23	47	48	84	70	81
Merseyside	329	300	305	362	—	—
North West	1,521	1,564	1,849	2,100	2,616	2,061
England	10,553	12,295	13,594	14,005	15,670	16,307
¹ Includes pupils not in school, e.g. pupils taught at home, Traveller children, asylum seekers at FE colleges or with voluntary sector providers—not applicable (Merseyside is incorporated into North West region).