§ Mr. FrancoisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many full-time secondary school teachers were employed by Essex county council on 1 September. [132638]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The official survey of teacher numbers and vacancies (Form 618g) is conducted annually on the third Thursday in January. At January 2003, 4,960 teachers were employed full-time in maintained secondary schools in the Essex local education authority area.