§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the(a) gender profile, (b) average length of service and (c) average age of the teaching profession. [30828]
§ Mr. ByersOn 31 March 1996, 33 per cent. of full-time teachers in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in England were male and 67 per cent. female, the average length of service was 15 years, and the average age was 41 years.