§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will 117W list in the Official Report the total number of teachers in further education colleges in England and Wales in each of the years 1968 to 1975, inclusive, and an estimate of the figure for 1976.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerThe number of full-time teachers in maintained establishments of further education, including colleges of education, in England and Wales in each of the years 1968 to 1976*was as follows:
1968 … … … 51,013 1969 … … … 54,543 1970 … … … 56,996 1971 … … … 60,781 1972 … … … 63,396 1973 … … … 67,201 1974 … … … 70,065 1975 … … … 72,604 1976 … … … 74,586 *As at February for 1968 to 1971 and January for 1972 to 1976.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report the total number of teachers employed in State schools in England and Wales in each of the years 1968 to 1975, inclusive, and an estimate of the figure for 1976.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonThe number of teachers, full-time and full-time equivalent of part-time, in maintained schools in England and Wales in January of each year were as follows:
Figures for 1974 to 1976 are of qualified teachers, those for 1971 to 1973 include unqualified teachers in nursery and special schools and those for 1968 to 1970 are of all teaching staff.
1968 … 335,000 1969 … 347,000 1970 … 360,000 1971 … 372,000 1972 … 395,000 1973 … 414,000 1974 … 436,000 1975 … 451,000 1976 (Estimated) … 462,000