§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of English618W teachers in secondary schools have (a) higher degrees, (b) first degrees, (c) A-level pass, (d) O-level pass and (e) other academic qualifications in this subject.
§ Mrs. RumboldIn January 1984, the latest date for which full figures of post-A-level qualifications are available, there were an estimated 45,700 full and part-time teachers who taught English in maintained secondary schools in England. The percentages of these teachers qualified in English beyond A-level are as follows. No information is available on the A and O-level qualifications of secondary school teachers.
Percentage of teachers Main subject of higher degree 2 Main subject of degree (including BEd) 36 Main subject of other post A level qualification 17 Subsidiary subject of degree (including BEd) 3 Subsidiary subject of other post A level qualification 13 No qualification in the subject beyond A level 29
§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his latest estimate of the numbers of teachers required to teach(a) science, (b) mathematics and (c) modern languages by 1992.
§ Mrs. RumboldEstimates of the numbers of teachers required to teach subjects within the national curriculum will depend on the timetable for the introduction of its various requirements, on my right hon. Friend's proposals in respect of each subject and on the outcome of the National Curriculum Council's subsequent consultations.
§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what were the numbers of entrants into teacher training for(a) science, (b) mathematics and (c) modern languages in each of the last available five years;
(2) how many graduates of (a) universities and (b) polytechnics entered the teaching profession for each of the last available five years.
§ Mrs. RumboldI shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the numbers of teachers qualifying from training in(a) science, (b) mathematics and (c) modern languages for each of the last available five years.
§ Mrs. RumboldNumbers entering secondary courses of initial teacher training in English universities, polytechnics and colleges in, respectively, science, mathematics and modern languages, in each of the last five years were:
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Science Mathematics Modern languages 1983 1,400 1,041 724 1984 1,300 917 716 1985 1,215 791 697 1986 1,310 848 631 1987 1,573 1,140 681 Notes:
1. Figures based on returns of intakes to secondary initial teacher training courses made each autumn by universities, polytechnics and colleges to the DES.
2. Figures on entrants to primary courses of initial teacher training are not disaggregated by subject specialism.
§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers left the profession before the official retirement age for each of the last available five years.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe numbers of full-time maintained nursery, primary and secondary teachers leaving the maintained, assisted and grant-aided sector before the age of 60 in each of the last five available years are as follows:
Financial year Teachers 1980–81 28,600 1981–82 26,345 1982–83 25,627 1983–84 25,382 1984–85 27,171 11985–86 27,224 1Provisional.
§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many places there were for graduates in English on postgraduate teaching courses for each of the last available five years.
§ Mrs. RumboldAggregate numbers of target places in English universities, polytechnics and colleges for secondary PGCE courses in English in each of the last five years were:
Year Places 1983 775 1984 716 1983 729 1986 763 1987 758 In addition, over this period it was open to graduates in English, as in other subjects, to proceed to PGCE courses for intending primary teachers.