§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many(a) teachers, (b) lecturers, and (c) non-teaching staff were employed in the public sector education system in the Basildon area for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. ButcherFigures for Basildon are not available because the Department does not collect this information below the level of the local education authority. The numbers employed in the public sector education system in Essex are as follows:
Teachers1 Lecturers2 Non teaching staff3 Full-time Part-time4 January 1984 12,643 2,195 3,340 13,861 1985 12,788 2,184 3,353 14,240 1986 12,401 2,223 3,376 15,077 1987 12,285 2,198 3,347 15,688 1988 12,398 2,187 3,379 16,174 1 Teachers in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools and those providing education otherwise than at school. As recorded by the local education authority on Form 618G. 2 Full-time equivalent lecturers in further education establishments adult education centres and youth clubs and centres, as recorded by the local education authority on Form 618G. 3 From Essex's Quarterly Manpower Information Reports for preceding December. 4 Number of staff (ie head count.). Full-time equivalents based on national factors are not thought to be reliable for individual authorities.