§ Baroness Nicolasked Her Majesty's Government: How many trained and qualified school teachers of mathematics and physics are available for employment in the following age groups; under 35, between 35 and 50; and over 50.
§ The Earl of SwintonAvailable information relates to teachers in public sector secondary schools and is given below. It refers to the United Kingdom in 1984, the latest year for which approximately comparable information is available for all parts of the United Kingdom. The numbers of full-time qualified teachers who were employed in public sector secondary schools who had qualifications in mathematics and physics 767WA and had undergone courses of teacher training in the United Kingdom are estimated to have been:
Thousands Age Under 30 30–39 40–49 50 and over Total Qualified in: Mathematics 9 19 14 9 52 Physics 2 8 6 3 20 Note: Because of rounding, components do not sum exactly to total.
Information on the numbers of school teachers of mathematics and physics who are employed elsewhere in the education system or who are outside it is not available.