§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many qualified(a) mathematics and (b) English teachers there were in secondary schools in each year since 1979; and what proportion of the total of teachers of each subject they represent. [23982]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information requested is available only for 1984, 1988 and 1992 from the secondary school staffing surveys. In those years the number of full-time teachers who were teaching mathematics and English in maintained secondary schools in England and who had post A-level qualifications in the subject were as follows:
Year Number of Maths teachers ('000) Number with Maths qualification ('000) Percentage with qualification 1984 40.5 30.0 74 1988 35.5 26.1 73 1992 31.0 23.5 76
Year Number of English teachers (000) Number with English qualification (000) Percentage with qualification 1984 42.8 30.8 72 1988 36.3 26.1 72 1992 30.8 22.4 73 The total number of full-time teachers with post A-level qualifications in mathematics and English, including those not teaching the subjects, are as follows.
Thousands Year Mathematics English 1984 47.9 54.6 1988 42.0 45.7 1992 38.1 40.1