HC Deb 28 May 2004 vol 422 cc111-2W
Mr. Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people were employed in state schools in(a)the County of Essex in each year from 1980 to 1997 and (b)the County of Essex and the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock in each year from 1998 to 2003. [173325]

Mr. Miliband

The available information is shown in the following tables. The first table shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) regular teachers and support staff in maintained schools in Essex LEA in each January between 1992 and 1998. Information is only available from 1992 when support staff data were first collected. The second table shows the number of FTE regular teachers and support staff in Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock LEAs after local government reorganisation in April 1998, in each January between 1999 and 2003.

Information on the number of teachers and support staff by LEA from 1997 to 2003 is available in the School Workforce Volume, 2003 edition. This is available from the House of Commons Library or at the following URL: www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/VOL/v000443/ index.shtml

Full-time equivalent regular teachers and support staff1
Essex LEA
1992 15,090
1993 15,010
1994 15,380
1995 16,060
1996 16,760
1997 17,390
1998 17,520
Note:
Sixth form colleges are included in 1992.

Full-time equivalent regular teachers and support staff1
Essex LEA Southend-on-Sea

LEA

 Thurrock

LEA

 Total
1999 14,850 1,920 1,740 18,500
2000 14,920 2,120 1,780 18,810
2001 15,660 2,240 1,900 19,800
2002 16,790 2,530 2,010 21,300
2003 17,060 2,600 2,080 21,730
1Includes nursery assistants, special needs support staff, minority ethnic pupil support staff, secretaries, bursars, lab assistants design technology assistants, I.T. technicians, librarians, welfare assistants, learning mentors, child care staff in boarding schools and any other staff regularly employed in schools but excluding technicians medical staff in nurseries.
Source:
Teacher numbers: Annual Survey of Teachers in Service and Teacher Vacancies
Support Staff: Annual School Census