§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the median years of service of teachers in infant schools in each year from 1980 until the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe information requested is given in the table:
Median years of service of full-time qualified teachers in infant and first schools in England 1980–87 1Years 1980 11 1981 12 1982 13 1983 13 1984 14 1985 13 1986 14 1987 13 1 All figures in complete years. Source: The Database of Teacher Records.