Teachers (Hansard, 27 March 2003)

§ Mr. Willis
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many newly qualified teachers employed in(a) the primary and (b) the secondary sector have left their posts within (i) one year, (ii) two years and (iii) three years in each of the past six years, broken down in the case of secondary school teachers by the subject of their qualification. [102253]

§ Mr. Miliband
The information requested has been placed in the Libraries.

§ Mr. Ruffley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers(a) left and (b) joined the teaching profession in (i) Suffolk, (ii) Norfolk and (iii) Cambridgeshire in each year since 1997. [104825]

§ Mr. Miliband
The table shows the numbers of teachers leaving¹ full-time or part time² service in the maintained schools sector and teachers entering or returning³ to full-time or part-time teaching in the maintained schools sector. ¹ Leavers are those who were in full-time or part-time teaching in the maintained schools sector immediately before the period shown, who were not in service in that sector at the end of the period shown. Teachers moving LEA within the maintained sector in England are not counted as leavers. Teachers leaving are based on pension returns. Some teachers may have moved from known service to service not recorded on the teacher pension return. Some leavers will be taking career breaks and will return to service at a later date. ² Around 10–20 per cent. of part-timers may not be included. ³ Those in service in the maintained schools sector at the end of the period shown who were not in service in that sector in England immediately before the period shown. Includes newly qualified entrants, those who deferred entry and those returning from breaks or transferring from outside the maintained schools sector in England. Teachers moving LEA within the maintained sector in England are not counted as entrants.
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1 April 1997 to 31 March 1998 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000¹

Leavers Entrants/returners Leavers Entrants/returners Leavers Entrants/returners

Suffolk 460 560 440 490 460 470

Norfolk 480 570 480 450 460 560

Cambridgeshire² 540 610 540 580 530 560

¹ The most recent data available at LEA level are for 1999/2000.

² Cambridgeshire was affected by local government reorganisation in 1998, with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough becoming separate authorities as of 1 April 1998. For 1998/99 and 1999/2000 the table provides aggregate figures for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

	1 April 1997 to 31 March 1998	1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999	1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000¹
	Leavers	Entrants/returners	Leavers	Entrants/returners	Leavers	Entrants/returners
Suffolk	460	560	440	490	460	470
Norfolk	480	570	480	450	460	560
Cambridgeshire²	540	610	540	580	530	560
¹ The most recent data available at LEA level are for 1999/2000.
² Cambridgeshire was affected by local government reorganisation in 1998, with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough becoming separate authorities as of 1 April 1998. For 1998/99 and 1999/2000 the table provides aggregate figures for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.