§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many(a) head teachers and (b) teachers have been given early retirement in each of the last five years and in 1979.
§ Mr. BoswellThe number of(a) head teachers and (b) teachers in schools who have been given early retirement under the premature retirement arrangements in the financial years 1978–79 and 1988–89 to 1992–93 is shown in the table. The numbers relate to those teachers who retired before the normal retirement age of 60. They do not include teachers retiring for reasons of ill health.
under section 89 of the Education Reform Act 1988 to make a significant change of character by introducing arrangements for some or all pupils to be admitted by reference to ability: Castle Hall School, Kirklees, rejected on 21 May 1992; Avon Valley School, Warwickshire, withdrawn 24 March 1992; Southlands School, Berkshire, approved 16. February 1993; Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Cumbria, minded to approve 5 March 1993. No other such proposals are currently before my right hon. Friend.