Hertfordshire (Hansard, 17 July 1986)

§ Mr. Robert B. Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many (a) teachers, (b) lecturers and (c) non-teaching staff were employed in Hertfordshire in the public sector education system in each of the most recent 10 years for which he has information.

§ Mr. Dunn
The figures requested for teachers and lecturers are as follows. Information on the numbers of non-teaching staff is not available centrally.

Hertfordshire

Year (January) *Teachers † Lecturers

Full-time Part-time

1977 10,219 1,780 —

1978 10,077 1,804 —

1979 10,215 1,830 —

1980 10,195 1,803 —

1981 9,889 1,783 —

1982 9,734 1,673 402

1983 9,467 1,724 402

Average Salaries of All Teachers in Maintained Nusery, Primary, and Secondary Schools in England and Wales (Excluding Allowances): April 1974–April 1986*

Year† (I) £ Cash Prices (II) £ Constant (April 1986) Prices (III) Percentage difference in real salary from an April 1979 base (IV) £ Extra cash as compared with April 1979 (All figures at April 1986 prices) (V) RPI‡ April 1974 = 100

April 1974 3,080 11,180 + 15 + 1,490 100

April 1975 3,790 11,310 + 17 + 1,620 121.7

April 1976 4,180 10,490 + 8 + 800 144.7

April 1977 4,410 9,420 -3 -270 169.9

April 1978 4,900 9,700 0 + 10 183.4

April 1979 5,390 9,690 0 0 201.9

April 1980 7,380 10,900 + 12 + 1,210 245.8

April 1981 8,030 10,590 + 9 + 900 275.4

April 1982 8,620 10,390 + 7 + 700 301.3

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Year *Teachers †Lecturers

(January) Full-time Part-time

1984 9,273 1,777 433

1985 9,117 1,793 381

1986 8,923 1,736 270

* Full-time plus full-time equivalent of part-time. Includes nursery, primary, secondary and special schools and teachers providing education otherwise than at school.

† Includes lecturers in the maintained and assisted sector only in establishments of further education, adult education centres and certain other miscellaneous establishments. Acceptable data for part-time lecturers not available before 1982.

§ Mr. Robert B. Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the number of children in Hertfordshire who have taken O-levels or CSEs; in what subjects; and how many have achieved higher grade O-levels or CSE passes in the last five years.

§ Mr. Dunn
I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for St. Albans (Mr. Lilley) on 7 July, at columns 45–48.

Hertfordshire
Year (January)	*Teachers	† Lecturers
		Full-time	Part-time
1977	10,219	1,780	—
1978	10,077	1,804	—
1979	10,215	1,830	—
1980	10,195	1,803	—
1981	9,889	1,783	—
1982	9,734	1,673	402
1983	9,467	1,724	402

Average Salaries of All Teachers in Maintained Nusery, Primary, and Secondary Schools in England and Wales (Excluding Allowances): April 1974–April 1986*
Year†	(I) £ Cash Prices	(II) £ Constant (April 1986) Prices	(III) Percentage difference in real salary from an April 1979 base	(IV) £ Extra cash as compared with April 1979 (All figures at April 1986 prices)	(V) RPI‡ April 1974 = 100
April 1974	3,080	11,180	+ 15	+ 1,490	100
April 1975	3,790	11,310	+ 17	+ 1,620	121.7
April 1976	4,180	10,490	+ 8	+ 800	144.7
April 1977	4,410	9,420	-3	-270	169.9
April 1978	4,900	9,700	0	+ 10	183.4
April 1979	5,390	9,690	0	0	201.9
April 1980	7,380	10,900	+ 12	+ 1,210	245.8
April 1981	8,030	10,590	+ 9	+ 900	275.4
April 1982	8,620	10,390	+ 7	+ 700	301.3

Year	*Teachers	†Lecturers
(January)		Full-time	Part-time
1984	9,273	1,777	433
1985	9,117	1,793	381
1986	8,923	1,736	270
* Full-time plus full-time equivalent of part-time. Includes nursery, primary, secondary and special schools and teachers providing education otherwise than at school.
† Includes lecturers in the maintained and assisted sector only in establishments of further education, adult education centres and certain other miscellaneous establishments. Acceptable data for part-time lecturers not available before 1982.