Mr. Michael J. FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many new entrants into the teaching profession there were for the years 1979 to 1997. [45551]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe numbers of new entrants to full-time teaching, in the maintained nursery, primary and secondary sector', for the years 1979 to 1996, are shown in the table. New entrants to part-time teaching are shown for the years 1993 to 1996. Information for previous years is not readily available.
Full-time entrants Part-time entrants 1979 25,490 — 1980 21,650 — 1981 16,280 — 1982 13,190 — 1983 13,270 — 1984 12,810 — 1985 11,140 — 1986 11,900 — 1987 12,600 — 1988 12,580 — 1989 13,950 — 1990 15,240 — 1991 14,900 — 1992 15,440 — 1993 16,120 1,000 1994 17,800 1,300 19952 19,300 1,300 19962 19,300 1,400 1 Excluding sixth form colleges from 1994 2Data for 1995 and 1996 are provisional