HC Deb 13 July 1925 vol 186 cc882-3W
Mr. H. WILLIAMS

asked the President of the Board of Education if he can state the number of teachers employed by the local education authorities in each of the following towns: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bradford, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leicester, and Bristol, and the number who ceased to be employed in each case during the

— Elementary Schools (other than Section 25 Schools) and Practical Instruction Centres. Special Schools. Secondary Schools. Technical etc Schools. Training Colleges and Pupil Teacher Centres. Total.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
London … 19,017 738✶ 1,873 832✶ 235 22,696
Manchester … 3,267 55✶ 333 109 30 3,794
Birmingham … 3,711 144✶ 297 141 32 4,325
Liverpool … 3,543 98✶ 417 71 9 4,138
Sheffield … 1,998 52✶ 193 12 32 2,287
Bradford … 1,067 36 305 62 — 1,470
Newcastle … 1,067 37✶ 147 38✶ 9 1,298
Nottingham … 1,087 31✶ 120 16 25 1,279
Leicester … 956 13✶ 160 52 5 1,186
Bristol … 1,469 45✶ 237 27✶ 14 1,792
✶ Includes Non-Local Education Authority Schools.

As regards the second part of the question, specific figures are no longer collected by my Department as to the wastage among teachers. I may, however, refer my hon. Friend to Table 78 on page 185 of the Board's Statistical Volume for 1913–14, which gives a summary of the last returns collected on this subject.