§ Mr. Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what proportion of teachers of home economics in secondary schools in England are estimated to be (a) over 50 years of age and (b) over 40 years of age;
(2) what proportion of teachers of foreign languages in secondary schools in England are estimated to be (a) over 50 years of age and (b) over 40 years of age.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe estimates that follow are derived from a survey of a sample of maintained secondary schools carried out by this Department in 1984.
England Full-time teachers teaching named subject in maintained secondary schools, 1984 Estimated percentage who were (a) 50 years of age and over (b) 40 years of age and over age and over Home economics 17 44 French 15 40 German 10 37 Spanish 9 34 Russian 17 53 Italian 19 36 Other modern languages 38 61 Classical languages 27 62 With the exception of home economics and French, the numbers of teachers of the subjects listed who are in particular age groups are relatively small. Percentages shown may therefore be subject to wide margins of sampling error. Small differences between percentages should therefore not be treated as significant.