Mathematics Teachers (Hansard, 10 March 1998)

§ Mr. Don Foster
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many mathematics teachers in secondary schools were teaching the subject in each of the last three secondary staffing surveys. [33832]

§ Ms Estelle Morris
Estimates of full-time teachers in secondary schools who held a qualification in mathematics and were teaching mathematics are given in the table:

Year of survey Number of teachers¹

1988 22,000

1992 21,000

1996² 20,000

¹In addition there were some 4,000 teachers in secondary schools in 1988 and 2,000 in 1992 who held a qualification with mathematics as a subsidiary subject and were teaching mathematics.
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²In 1996 no distinction was made between main and subsidiary subjects of qualifications, and only up to three subjects per qualification were collected compared with up to four subjects in 1988 and 1992.

§ Mr. Don Foster
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many mathematics teachers there were in each of the last three staffing surveys whose highest qualification in mathematics was(a) a specialist degree or higher qualification in mathematics, (b) a degree in a related subject, (c) a PGCE or other certificate and (d) an Education degree. [33837]

§ Ms Estelle Morris
Estimates of full-time teachers in secondary schools with a qualification in mathematics are given in the table:

Highest qualification¹

Year of Survey Degree Bed PGCE/Cert Ed

1988 11,000 3,000 10,000

1992 11,000 3,000 11,000

1996² 13,000 5,000 9,000

¹In addition there were some 2,000 teachers in 1988 and 1992 who held other qualifications with mathematics as a main subject, and 16,000 in 1988 and 11,000 in 1992 who held a qualification with mathematics as a subsidiary subject.

²In 1996 no distinction was made between main and subsidiary subjects of qualifications, and only up to three subjects per qualification were collected compared with up to four subjects in 1988 and 1992. In 1996 there were 1,000 teachers who held other qualifications in mathematics.

Year of survey	Number of teachers¹
1988	22,000
1992	21,000
1996²	20,000

	Highest qualification¹
Year of Survey	Degree	Bed	PGCE/Cert Ed
1988	11,000	3,000	10,000
1992	11,000	3,000	11,000
1996²	13,000	5,000	9,000
¹In addition there were some 2,000 teachers in 1988 and 1992 who held other qualifications with mathematics as a main subject, and 16,000 in 1988 and 11,000 in 1992 who held a qualification with mathematics as a subsidiary subject.
²In 1996 no distinction was made between main and subsidiary subjects of qualifications, and only up to three subjects per qualification were collected compared with up to four subjects in 1988 and 1992. In 1996 there were 1,000 teachers who held other qualifications in mathematics.