§ Mr. Cockeramasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of teachers employed on non-teaching activities; and what percentage this represents of the total number of teachers employed in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. DunnThe numbers of teachers in school who were engaged on duties other than class teaching and the proportion they represent of all teachers in maintained primary and secondary schools in England are as follows:
Teachers engaged on duties other than class teaching Primary Schools* Secondary Schools* Number Percentage of all teaches† Number Percentage of all teachers† 1974 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1975 n/a n/a 46,839 22.0 1976 n/a n/a 49,301 22.3 1977 19,296 9.8 49,625 22.0 1978 18,604 9.5 49,889 21.7 1979 18,088 9.3 51,359 22.0 1980 17,414 9.1 51,604 22.0 1981 16,601 9.1 51,290 22.0 1982 16,065 9.1 50,022 21.8 1983 15,562 9.1 49,979 21.9 n/a=Not available. * Including middle schools as deemed. † The number of teachers not engaged on class teaching duties at the period of the survey in January of each year expressed as a percentage of all teachers in school.