§ Mr. Evennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Report the number of teachers employed in the Greater London area for each year in the period 1979 to 1983; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DunnThe numbers of teachers being paid for service in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools were as follows:
Teachers employed in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools Full-time equivalent January Innar London Education Authority Outer London Boroughs Total Greater London 1979 23,035 40,814 63,849 1980 22,926 40,845 *63,770 1981 22,676 39,972 62,648 1982 21,779 38,993 *60,771 1983 21,406 38,360 59,766 * Due to rounding of full-time equivalents, there are slight differences between totals and the sum of the components. The fall of 4,000 over the period in the number of schoolteachers employed in Greater London has to be viewed in the light of the fall of 140,000 in the number of pupils. The overall ratio of pupils to teachers fell from 17.1:1 in 1979 to 15.8:1 in 1983.