Mr. Jacksonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many women teachers were employed in secondary education in September 1965, September 1975 and September 1985; and what proportion of the overall number of teachers these figures represent.
§ Mr. DunnThe information available on the numbers and percentages of women teachers in maintained secondary* education in England and Wales is as follows:
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Year Numbers† Per cent.‡ 1965 Full-time║ 59,000 41
Year Numbers† Per cent.‡ Part-time¶ 13,743 81 1975 Full-time║ 93,703 43 Part-time¶ 14,073 84 1984 Full-time║ 110,366 46 Part-time• — — * Secondary education includes those teachers whose service is divided between primary and secondary sectors. † Numbers are head counts for both full and part-time. ‡ Women as a percentage of men and women in the sector. ║ Numbers are given at 31 March of each year. ¶ Numbers are given at 30 September of each year. • Separate numbers of men and women are not available for September 1984 but women teachers are estimated to be 85 per cent of total.