HC Deb 03 February 1999 vol 324 cc664-5W
Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list, for each of the last three years, the percentage of full-time and part-time teaching staff in(a) schools and (b) further education colleges without a first degree. [68731]

Ms Estelle Morris

Teachers in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in England, without a first degree or equivalent are as follows:

Percentage
Full-time Part-time
31 March 1995 40 51
31 March 1996 38 49
31 March 19971 36 47
1 1997 data are provisional

Teaching staff in further education colleges in England, without a first degree or equivalent are as follows:

Percentage
Full-time Part-time
1994–95 25 21
1995–96 26 23
1996–97 26 24

Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list, for each of the last three years, the percentage of full-time and part-time teaching staff in(a) schools and (b) further education colleges with a postgraduate certificate in education. [68732]

Ms Estelle Morris

Teachers in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, in England, with a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) for schools are as follows:

Percentage
31 March 1995 31 March 1996 31 March 19971
Full-time 30 32 33
Part-time 25 26 28
1 1997 data are provisonal

Teaching staff in further education colleges in England, with a PGCE (for schools or FE) are as follows:

Percentage
1994–95 1995–96 1996–97
Full-time 17 18 19
Part-time 6 6 7

Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list, for each of the last three years, the percentage of full-time and part-time teaching staff in(a) schools and (b) further education colleges with no teaching qualifications. [68754]

Ms Estelle Morris

Teachers in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, in England, who do not have Qualified Teacher Status are as follows:

Percentage
31 March 1995 31 March 1996 31 March 19971
Full-time 1 1 1
Part-time 3 4 4

Teaching staff in further education colleges in England, without a teaching qualification2 are as follows:

Percentage
1994–95 1995–96 1996–97
Full-time 9 9 9
Part-time 15 14 14
1 1997 data are provisional
2 There is no equivalent to qualified teacher status for FE. The teaching qualifications include postgraduate certificate of education, degrees with qualified teacher status, certificates of education and other vocational teaching qualifications.