Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teacher graduates who completed their studies in 1983 are still registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. DunnInformation is not available in the form requested. Surveys were carried out in the Autumn of 1983 of teachers who had successfully completed courses of initial training in England and Wales last year. It is estimated that some 1,500 were unemployed and still seeking teaching posts in October 1983.
Leavers from Maintained Schools With 1 or more A level passes With 1 or more higher grade O level or CSE passes East Sussex per cent. West Sussex per cent. England per cent. East Sussex per cent. West Sussex per cent. England per cent. 1976–77 13.6 18.4 12.7 49.6 53.3 48.7 1977–78 16.8 17.5 12.7 51.6 57.8 48.6 1978–79 13.6 17.5 12.6 55.7 60.0 49.3 1979–80 15.4 17.2 12.6 54.0 58.6 49.4 1980–81 20.0 19.4 13.5 58.4 59.4 49.9 1981–82 161 18.4 14.1 51.9 60.7 51.2 (1) O level grades A-C, CSE grade 1 Source: School leavers sample survey.
Data on a comparable basis for other English education authorities is contained in 'Statistics of School Leavers CSE and GCE" (formerly Statistics of Education, volume 2) a copy of which is available in the Library.