§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many teachers retired at the statutory age of 60 for women or 65 years for men in each year since 1989–90.
§ Mr. ForthThe teachers' superannuation scheme provides for retirement benefits to be paid to both men and women once they reach age 60. The table shows the number of women aged 60 and men aged 65 who retired during the financial years 1989–90 to date.
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Year to March Women Men 1990 1,346 513 1991 1,348 477 1992 1,188 443 11993 1,236 393 1 Provisional.
§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many new teachers entered the profession in each year since 1989–90;
(2) how many new teachers are expected to enter the profession in 1993–94.
§ Mr. ForthThe table shows the number of new entrants to full-time teaching in the maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools sector in England and Wales during 1989–90 and 1990–91. Information for later years is not yet available.
Year to March Number 1990 15,300 11991 16,900 1 Provisional. The number of new teachers who enter the profession in future years will depend on the recruitment decisions of employers and governors of schools with delegated budgets.
§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Education how many teachers aged over 50 years in maintained schools left the teaching profession(a) with enhanced compensation for redundancy and (b) with basic compensation for redundancy in each year since 1989–90.
§ Mr. ForthA complete set of data is not held centrally, but our records indicate that the number of teachers over age 50 who retired prematurely from maintained nursery, primary and secondary and special schools and received enhanced benefits was as follows:
Year to March Total 1990 1,365 1991 1,562 1992 1,549 11993 1,900 1Provisional. Data relating to the number of teachers who left the profession with only basic compensation for redundancy are not collected centrally.
§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many teachers were employed in maintained schools in each year since 1988–89;
(2) how many teachers are expected to be employed in maintained schools in 1993–94.
§ Mr. ForthThe table shows the number of teachers employed in the maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools sector in England each January, including LEA-maintained and self-governing state schools.
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Full-time equivalent teachers 1989 397,410 1990 398,542 1991 394,945 1992 394,874 The number of teachers to be employed in LEA maintained and self-governing state schools in 1993–94 will depend on decisions taken by employers and by the governors of schools with delegated budgets.
§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many teachers in maintained schools left the teaching profession with compensation for redundancy before reaching the age of 50 years in each year since 1989–90.
§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many teachers are expected to retire in 1992–93 having attained the age of 60 for women and 65 years for men.
§ Mr. ForthIn 1992–93, 400 men aged 65 and 1,300 women aged 60 are expected to retire from teaching.