§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what information he has concerning shortages of teachers in English. mathematics, languages, science, craft and arts subject teachers in Suffolk and Norfolk;
(2) how many vacancies exist currently in primary, junior, middle, high and secondary schools in Suffolk and Norfolk for teachers in English, mathematics, languages, science, craft and arts subjects.
§ Mr. ButcherInformation held centrally relating to teacher shortages in individual LEAs consists of annual counts of vacancies in maintained primary and secondary schools. For primal:, schools, these are not broken down by subject specialism.
The latest figures available relate to January 1988. The table sets out information for Suffolk and Norfolk.
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Number of vacancies1 Primary schools (including nursery and middle deemed primary schools) 223 Secondary schools (including middle deemed secondary schools) 332 of which, number in: English 1 mathematics 0 languages 2 science 2 craft, design and technology 2 arts subjects 5 1 Full-time permanent posts only.
2 Or 0.5 per cent. of teachers in service.
3 Or 0.6 per cent. of teachers in service.
§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has regarding number and reasons for teachers of English, mathematics, languages, science, and craft in Suffolk and Norfolk leaving the profession in the past two years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. ButcherIn the year up to March 1985, 472 secondary school teachers in Suffolk and Norfolk left the maintained sector. In the year up to March 1986, the number was 491. This information relates to all secondary teachers. Data are not available on the subject they were teaching nor on their reasons for leaving. However, the Interim Advisory Committee on School Teachers' Pay and Conditions, in its second report, found that the proportion of teachers leaving the profession was generally low and that fewer than 1 per cent. left to take up other employment.