HC Deb 20 June 1984 vol 62 cc187-9W
Mr. Sean Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will give the number of full-time equivalent teachers and the number of non-teaching staff employed by local education authorities in England in non-advanced further education for each year since 1980–81, the projected numbers up to 1986–87 and the corresponding information for student numbers;

(2) if he will give the percentage change in the number of full-time equivalent teachers and the number of non-teaching staff employed by local education authorities in England in non-advanced further education between 1980–81 and the present, between the estimate for 1986–87 and the present and the corresponding information for student numbers.

Sir Keith Joseph

Not all the information requested is available. The table shows total full-time equivalent student numbers in non-advanced further education between 1980–81 and 1983–84. Over this period total numbers have increased by about 8 per cent. Student numbers in later years will depend on a variety of factors, including the choices made by young people and the recruitment policies of authorities and institutions.

Student numbers (000s fie)
1980–81 actual 482
1981–82 actual 499
1982–83 actual 520
1983–84 provisional (as at November 1983) 521

Full-time equivalent lecturer numbers in non-advanced further education—using a method now agreed with the local authority associations for splitting expenditure between advanced and non-advanced further education—have increased by about 8 per cent. between 1980–81 and 1983–84 as shown in the table. Lecturer numbers for future years will depend on student numbers, local decisions about the management of resources and local policies on the staff-student ratio.

Lecturer numbers (000s fte)
1980–81 (January 1981) 56
1981–82 (January 1982) 58
1982–83 (January 1983) 60
1983–84 (provisional) 61

Information about numbers of non-teaching staff is riot available.

Mr. Sean Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the numbers of teachers employed by local education authorities in England in the primary and secondary sector, respectively, for each year since 1980–81, the projected figures up to 1986–87 and the corresponding information for pupil numbers.

Mr. Dunn

The numbers of teachers employed by local education authorities in England in the nursery, primary and secondary sectors, and the corresponding numbers of pupils, are as follows:

Thousands full-time equivalents
Nursery and primary Secondary
January Pupils Teachers Pupils Teachers
1981 4,130 190 3,840 239
1982 3,954 183 3,798 237
1983 3,784 178 3,741 236
1984 3,676 176 3,637 235
1985 3,633 172 3,517 226
1986 3,630 172 3,381 221
1987 3,646 173 3,244 215

Note:

Pupil numbers for 1984 onwards and teacher numbers for 1985 onwards are projections. The teacher projections are consistent with the Government's expenditure plans given in the White Paper (Cmnd. 9143).