Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many vacancies exist for teachers of the deaf; [15456]
(2) how many teachers of the deaf have qualified in each of the last three years. [15457]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe results of a DFE survey covering the 1993–94 financial year indicate that in the 87 local education authorities that completed the survey, 68 teachers completed their training to gain a mandatory qualification in the teaching of hearing impaired children.
The same survey indicated that there were 24.2 vacancies for teachers of hearing impaired children in the 87 LEAs concerned.
Figures are not available for earlier years, but a similar survey is currently being undertaken covering the 199495 financial year.