Teaching Staff (Statistics) (Hansard, 16 November 1981)

Mr. Powell
asked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many teaching staff were employed in the polytechnics and colleges of further education which offer degree courses in Wales in October 1981, and on a comparable date each year for the last five years; and what is the ratio of pupils to teachers in these colleges al the latest date for which information is available, and at comparable dates for each of the last five years;
(2) how many teaching staff were employed in the non-advanced colleges of further education in Wales in October 1981; how many were employed on a comparable date in each of the last five years; and what is the ratio of pupils to teachers in these colleges at the latest date for which information is available, and at comparable dates for each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Michael Roberts
Information is not available separately for those colleges of further and higher education which offer degree courses and the figures below relate to all maintained colleges of further and higher education in Wales. Figures for October 1981 are not yet available and the series following relates to counts made in January of each year.

§ Mr. Michael Roberts
The information is given in the following tables:
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Table 1

Numbers of unemployed primary and secondary teachers in Wales^*†

Primary Secondary

Clwyd 142 148

Dyfed 82 114

Gwent 78 74

Gwynedd 71 84

Mid Glamorgan 78 96

Powys 40 28

Table 2

Pupil-teacher ratio within schools^*

1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81

Primary Schools

Clwyd 23.2 23.3 23.2 23.0 23.1 22.9

Dyfed 19.9 19.9 19.6 19.3 18.4 18.8

Gwent 23.3 23.5 23.8 22.7 22.8 22.8

Gwynedd 21.7 21.6 21.6 21.0 20.5 19.9

Mid Glamorgan 24.7 24.3 23.9 23.3 23.6 23.6

Powys 19.1 18.6 19.9 18.1 18.7 18.7

South Glamorgan 23.8 23.9 23.7 23.4 23.2 22.8

West Glamorgan 22.7 22.3 21.9 21.2 21.1 20.7

Secondary Schools

Clwyd 16.8 16.7 17.0 16.9 17.0 17.0

Dyfed 17.8 18.0 17.7 17.1 16.8 16.6

Gwent 17.1 16.8 16.7 16.5 16.1 16.6

Gwynedd 17.1 17.3 17.3 16.8 16.2 161

Mid Glamorgan 17.2 17.1 17.1 16.9 16.8 16.8

Powys 15.8 16.1 16.3 16.2 16.0 15.9

South Glamorgan 17.4 17.3 17.2 17.0 16.8 16.9

West Glamorgan 16.6 16.7 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.1

^*At January each year.

Table 1
Numbers of unemployed primary and secondary teachers in Wales^*†
	Primary	Secondary
Clwyd	142	148
Dyfed	82	114
Gwent	78	74
Gwynedd	71	84
Mid Glamorgan	78	96
Powys	40	28

Table 2
Pupil-teacher ratio within schools^*
	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81
Primary Schools
Clwyd	23.2	23.3	23.2	23.0	23.1	22.9
Dyfed	19.9	19.9	19.6	19.3	18.4	18.8
Gwent	23.3	23.5	23.8	22.7	22.8	22.8
Gwynedd	21.7	21.6	21.6	21.0	20.5	19.9
Mid Glamorgan	24.7	24.3	23.9	23.3	23.6	23.6
Powys	19.1	18.6	19.9	18.1	18.7	18.7
South Glamorgan	23.8	23.9	23.7	23.4	23.2	22.8
West Glamorgan	22.7	22.3	21.9	21.2	21.1	20.7
Secondary Schools
Clwyd	16.8	16.7	17.0	16.9	17.0	17.0
Dyfed	17.8	18.0	17.7	17.1	16.8	16.6
Gwent	17.1	16.8	16.7	16.5	16.1	16.6
Gwynedd	17.1	17.3	17.3	16.8	16.2	161
Mid Glamorgan	17.2	17.1	17.1	16.9	16.8	16.8
Powys	15.8	16.1	16.3	16.2	16.0	15.9
South Glamorgan	17.4	17.3	17.2	17.0	16.8	16.9
West Glamorgan	16.6	16.7	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.1
^*At January each year.