§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many of the current administrative staff at the Department for Education and Office for Standards in Education of principal level and above have had experience in schools, colleges, universities or local government education administration; and what proportion this is of the total for each grade.
§ Mr. Boswell[holding answer 8 February 1993]: According to the information currently available to the Department, the approximate proportions of current administrative staff at the Department for Education at these grades who have had previous experience as teachers in schools, further education, universities or in local government education administration are as follows:
Total staff in grade Grade 3—17 per cent. 12 Grade 5—28 per cent. 43 Grade 6—33 per cent. 9 Grade 7—25 per cent. 131 The figure for OFSTED is: Grade 7—38 per cent. 8