HC Deb 26 June 1995 vol 262 cc513-4W
Mr. Simpson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many teachers have started teaching during 1994–95 and in each year since 1979(a) nationally, (b) in Nottinghamshire. [29916]

Mr. Robin Squire

The table provides the numbers of full-time new entrants to teaching for the years that are available.

Full-time new entrant1 teachers in the maintained nursery, primary and secondary sectors
31 March England and Wales Nottingham LEA
1979 25,493
1980 21,652
1981 16,283
1982 13,190
1983 13,269
1984 12,809
1985 11,137
1986 11,458 195
1987 12,486 200
1988 12,272 188
1989 13,411 220
1990 14,652 205
1991 14,947 202
1992 15,645 261
1993 16,044 244
1 Those in full-time service at 31 March of the year shown who were not in service the previous year and have less than one year's service.
2 —Not available.

Source: Database of teacher records.