HC Deb 03 July 1997 vol 297 c223W
Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) management, (b) teaching and (c) support staff (i) were employed in 1992–93 and (ii) are employed in the current financial year by further education colleges in England and Wales. [5326]

Dr. Howells

Comprehensive information on the number of full and part-time further education staff for academic year 1992–93 is not available. The total "full-time equivalents" of further education lecturers in FE and sixth form colleges, as well as HE institutions, in England for 1992–93 are shown below.

Full-time equivalent lecturers providing FE in FE or HE institutions (including sixth form colleges)
Academic Number
1992–93 67,700

The figures available for 1994–95 and 1995–96 academic years for full-time equivalent staff in further education (including sixth form) colleges in England are shown below. Management staff are included in "other support" but cannot be identified separately. These figures are based on incomplete data sets: the number of colleges included for each year are noted.

1994–95 Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
Teaching and learning 56,000
Supporting teaching and learning 12,000
Other support 34,000
Total 102,000

Based on data from 374 out of 446 colleges.

1995–96 Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
Teaching and learning 56,000
Supporting teaching and learning 13.000
Other support 37,000
Total 106.000

Based on data from 342 out of 452 colleges.

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