§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers in England and Wales left the profession in each of the past 10 years (a) to retire and (b) to take up other jobs; and what estimate he has made of the numbers for this year.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonThe numbers of teachers in England and Wales who left teaching from maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools, having passed 60 years of age, the minimum age for a teacher's pension, in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available, are given below in the first column, Those leaving aged below 60 are given in the second and third columns. It is not possible to distinguish between those who took other employment and those who left for other reasons:
Year ended Aged 60 Aged under 60 31st March and over Men Women 1965 … … 5,137 3,572 15,991 1966 … … 4,874 3,604 15,638 1967 … … 5,451 3,914 16,862 1968 … … 5,587 4,255 17,344 1969 … … 6,216 4,670 17,719 1970 … … 5,392 4,835 18,207 1971 … … 5,338 4,833 19,539 1972 … … 5,066 4,755 20,729 1973 … … 5,287 4,952 21,455 1974 … … 6,190 5,982 22,521 A precise estimate is not available of the numbers who will leave full-time ser- 508W vice in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools this year as the number will depend not only on national economic factors but also on the policies adopted by local education authorities towards the re-employment of experienced teachers.
§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers in England and Wales returned to the profession in each of the past 10 years after occupying other jobs; and what estimate he has made of the number for this year.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonThe number of teachers in England and Wales who returned to full-time teaching in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available are given below. The Department does not collect information on the prior employment of those returning to teaching.
Year ended 31st March Men Women Total 1965 … … 1,640 7,516 9,156 1966 … … 2,093 8,381 10,474 1967 … … 1,636 7,830 9,466 1968 … … 1,865 8,434 10,299 1969 … … 1,836 8,828 10,664 1970 … … 1,926 9,832 11,758 1971 … … 2,362 10,626 12,988 1972 … … 2,294 10,155 12,449 1973 … … 2,428 10,481 12,909 1974 … … 2,707 11,720 14,427 A precise estimate is not available of the number who will re-enter full-time teaching service in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools this year. It will depend not only on the number of teaching posts available in the schools and the number of newly trained teachers seeking posts, but also on the policies of local education authorities towards the recruitment of newly qualified teachers.