§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list by local education authority the number of overseas teachers who have taken up posts since the beginning of the current school year and the countries from which they come.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe information is not available in the form requested. During the month of September, 323 teachers trained outside the United Kingdom have been considered for qualified teacher status by the Department. Of these, 153 have been accorded status. The country in which their qualifications were obtained are as follows:
Country Teacher number considered Accepted Rejected Australia 78 23 55 Austria 1 0 1 Bangladesh 5 0 5 Belgium 3 3 0 Brazil 2 1 1 Canada 6 0 6 Chile 1 0 1 Denmark 2 2 0 East Africa 1 0 1 France 5 5 0 Gambia 1 0 1 Germany (West) 13 13 0 Ghana 2 0 2 India 21 0 21 Israel 1 0 1 Italy 2 2 0 Kenya 4 0 4 Morocco 1 0 1 Netherlands 2 2 0 New Zealand 56 21 35 Nigeria 4 0 4 Norway 1 0 1 Peru 1 1 0 Philippines 4 0 4 Poland 1 0 1 Republic of Ireland 72 72 0 South Africa 9 1 8 Spain 4 4 0 Sri Lanka 2 0 2 Sweden 3 1 2 Trinidad and Tobago 1 0 1 Turkey 1 0 1 USA 9 2 7 USSR 1 0 1 West Africa 2 0 2 Yugoslavia 1 0 1 Total 323 153 170