§ Mr. ThorntonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Crosby of 21 March,Official Report, column 495, he will publish a similar table of information about re-entrant teachers for the year ended 31 March 1984;
(2) if, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Crosby of 21 March, Official Report, column 496, he will publish a similar table of qualified teachers returning to employment in maintained secondary schools in the years ended 31 March 1984 and 1985; to what extent in each of 1984, 1985 and 1986 the numbers of teachers identified reflect a return to (a) full-time and (b) part-time and (c) supply teaching; and if he will make a statement;
(3) further to his reply to the hon. Member for Crosby of 21 March, Official Report, column 495, if he will now publish an analysis by age and sex of the numbers of re-entrant teachers to maintained secondary schools, in each of the years 1984, 1985 and 1986; what further information is available to his Department in relation to the length of time such re-entrant teachers had spent out of service; what further information is available to his Department in relation to re-entry to (a) full-time, (b) part-time and (c) supply teaching, where this can be differentiated by age, sex or length of time out of service; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ButcherFigures for the years ending March 1984, 1985 and 1986 of re-entrants to teaching in maintained schools in England are as follows:
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Year ending 1984 1985 1986 Re-entrants to maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools by sector Re-entrants to nursery and primary schools number 6,470 6,890 7,670 as a percentage of all entrants to these schools 65 65 63 Re-entrants to secondary schools number 6,380 6,210 6,480 as a percentage of all entrants to these schools 41 45 47 Re-entrants to nursery, primary and secondary schools number 12,860 13,100 14,150 as a percentage of all entrants to these schools 50 53 55 Re-entrants to maintained secondary schools by graduate status and degree subject Graduate re-entrants 3,250 3,130 3,420 Of which, number whose degree subject is: Mathematics 230 200 240 Physics 90 110 110 Other sciences 500 450 530 Geography 210 190 210 Economics and other social sciences 250 250 270 English 530 480 510 History 240 230 280 Modern languages 360 400 420 Other subjects 840 810 850 Non-graduate re-entrants 3,140 3,080 3,070 Re-entrants to maintained secondary schools by sex and age Men re-entrants 1,440 1,280 1,280 Of which, number aged:
Year ending 1984 1985 1986 less than 30 350 270 230 30–34 390 330 310 35–39 310 290 290 40–44 160 160 180 45–49 100 110 130 50 and over 130 110 140 Women re-entrants 4,950 4,930 5,210 Of which, number aged: less than 30 780 610 600 30–34 1,210 1,150 1,150 35–39 1,470 1,590 1,780 40–4 860 890 980 45–49 410 450 410 50 and over 220 240 290 These figures relate to qualified teachers re-entering full-time service. Comprehensive information on re-entry to supply teaching is not held centrally. Information on re-entry to part-time teaching, and on the length of time out of service of those re-entering full-time service, could only be extracted at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. ThorntonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) further to his reply to the hon. Member for Crosby of 21 March,Official Report, column 496, in relation to qualified teachers returning to employment in maintained secondary schools, how many (a) full-time, (b) part-time and (c) supply teachers (i) return to and (ii) leave such employment, in circumstances where they leave for reasons other than retirement; what trends are discernible in the net position between such leavers and all returners in each year; and if he will make a statement;
(2) further to his reply to the hon. Member for Crosby of 21 March, Official Report, column 496, in relation to qualified teachers returning to employment in maintained secondary schools, what comparable information is available to his Department from the database of teacher records, or any other source, in relation to the numbers and degree subjects of teachers leaving employment in maintained secondary schools, in circumstances where they leave for reasons other than retirement; if he will make it his policy to publish comparable analyses of such leavers and all returners in each recent year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ButcherFigures from the Department's database of teacher records, of full-time teachers in maintained secondary schools in England leaving full-time service in the maintained sector before normal retirement age (60) are given in the table. Also shown are the numbers of re-entrants to full-time service in these schools.
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Year ending in March: 1984 1985 1986 All leavers below normal retirement age 13,350 14,620 15,150 Graduate leavers 7,900 8,880 9,130 Of which, number whose degree subject is: Mathematics 620 650 750 Physics 250 280 320 Other sciences 1,240 1,420 1,520 Geography 470 570 540 Economics and other social sciences 660 750 770 English 1,130 1,230 1,210 History 590 670 690 Modern languages 1,030 1,140 1,160 Other subjects 1,910 2,180 2,340
Year ending in March: 1984 1985 1986 Non graduate leavers 5,450 5,740 5,840 Re-entrants 6,380 6,210 6,480 The figures for leavers below normal retirement age includes teachers retiring early, as well as those leaving for 628W reasons other than retirement. The precise numbers and characteristics of those retiring early can not be readily identified, but their overall number is of the order of 4,000 per year.
All figures relate to qualified teachers leaving or re-entering full-time service. Comprehensive information on departures from and re-entry to supply teaching is not held centrally, while information relating to part-time teaching could only be extracted at disproportionate cost.
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§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science over each of the 10 years from 1978 to 1988 how many(a) male and (b) female head-teachers of schools in England have left for the following reasons: (a) normal retirement, (b) early retirement, specifying the various reasons for this, (c) death in service, and (d)
Table providing numbers of head teacher retirements/deaths in respect of English primary schools, between 1978 and 1988 Early retirements: Normal retirements Infirmity Premature Deaths in service Deaths within 5 years of retirement 1978–79 Male 406 46 28 41 100 Female 112 38 25 1 5 1979–80 Male 348 46 134 43 84 Female 143 41 99 0 9 1980–81 Male 343 37 256 35 95 Female 194 25 209 0 5 1981–82 Male 346 37 426 37 84 Female 259 48 301 11 37 1982–83 Male 284 50 436 31 64 Female 223 44 296 10 29 1983–84 Male 264 50 458 31 50 Female 194 56 364 11 17 1984–85 Male 239 46 416 16 32 Female 140 59 338 6 12 1985–86 Male 188 69 344 26 14 Female 150 73 323 10 15 1986–87 Male 155 69 284 21 10 Female 115 84 269 15 9 1987–88 Male 144 59 193 19 8 Female 108 82 253 7 2 TOTALS Male 2,717 509 2,975 300 541 Female 1,638 550 2,477 71 140 630W death within five years of retirement; and how many in each category were from (i) primary schools, (ii) secondary schools, (iii) special schools and (iv) other schools.
Table providing numbers of head teacher retirements/deaths in respect of English secondary schools, between 1978 and 1988 Early retirements: Normal retirements Infirity Premature Deaths in service Deaths within 5 years of retirement 1978–79 Male 143 12 18 16 38 Female 18 4 4 0 1 1979–80 Male 127 15 51 10 30 Female 21 3 12 0 2 1980–81 Male 99 11 104 10 24 Female 13 4 18 0 0 1981–82 Male 91 18 132 9 25
§ Mr. ButcherThe information requested is provided in the following tables.
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Early retirements: Normal retirements Infirity Premature Deaths in service Deaths within 5 years of retirement Female 24 4 43 2 4 1982–83 Male 78 14 164 9 18 Female 19 8 38 1 1 1983–84 Male 62 18 167 14 12 Female 14 8 44 2 3 1984–85 Male 62 20 171 8 13 Female 18 4 30 0 2 1985–86 Male 64 28 191 6 4 Female 17 6 45 0 1 1986–87 Male 40 18 142 5 2 Female 10 5 37 0 1 1987–88 Male 47 26 126 9 2 Female 17 4 23 0 0 TOTALS Male 813 180 1,264 96 168 Female 171 52 291 5 15 632W633W
Table providing numbers of head teacher retirements/deaths in respect of English Special schools, between 1978 and 1988. Early retirements: Normal Retirements Infirmity Premature Deaths in Service Deaths within five years of Retirement 1978–79 Male 23 5 0 2 6 Female 3 0 2 0 0 1979–80 Male 28 4 16 5 8 Female 10 7 14 0 0 1980–81 Male 19 4 18 6 6 Female 8 3 13 0 0 1981–82 Male 29 7 45 2 19 Female 18 4 30 0 2 1982–83 Male 19 2 37 4 2 Female 10 2 21 1 0 1983–84 Male 18 9 32 1 4 Female 14 5 22 2 1 1984–85 Male 17 0 39 3 4 Female 9 3 29 1 2 1985–86 Male 17 10 34 2 3 Female 10 3 28 0 0 1986–87 Male 10 12 28 5 2 Female 10 5 22 1 0
Early retirements: Normal Retirements Infirmity Premature Deaths in Service Deaths within five years of Retirement 1987–88 Male 12 6 23 2 1 Female 8 3 16 1 0 TOTALS Male 192 59 272 32 55 Female 100 35 197 6 5
Table providing numbers of head teacher retirements/deaths in respect of English other schools, between 1978 and 1988 Early retirements: Normal retirements Infirmity Premature Deaths in service Deaths within 5 years of retirement 1978–79 Male 41 6 15 2 13 Female 20 8 10 1 2 1979–80 Male 45 5 20 5 11 Female 23 5 12 0 0 1980–81 Male 34 11 40 9 5 Female 24 0 34 0 1 1981–82 Male 40 7 57 6 13 Female 24 7 49 2 7 1982–83 Male 35 3 47 5 5 Female 26 6 30 0 4 1983–84 Male 26 8 49 5 8 Female 16 9 42 0 3 1984–85 Male 31 4 41 2 4 Female 11 6 39 1 3 1985–86 Male 35 7 65 6 3 Female 19 7 28 2 2 1986–87 Male 33 9 50 3 1 Female 17 8 29 1 1 1987–88 Male 19 3 48 4 3 Female 19 8 32 0 0 TOTALS Male 339 63 432 47 66 Female 199 64 305 7 23