§ Mr. MossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many (i) full and (ii) part-time teachers there were in(a) schools and (b) further education colleges in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years; and what percentage of each had a postgraduate certificate in education; [71410]
(2) how many (i) full and (ii) part-time teachers with no teaching qualifications there were in (a) schools and (b) further education colleges in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years. [71409]
§ Mr. McFallThe number of teachers holding the Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) or with no qualifications is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
The total number of full-time teachers in schools and full and part-time teachers in Further Education colleges is as follows:
(a) Schools (b) Further Education colleges (i) Full-time (i) Full-time (ii) Part-time 1994–95 19,730 2,171 3,205 1995–96 20,125 2,156 3,154 1996–97 20,642 2,144 2,780 1997–98 20,510 2,064 2,647 1998–99 1— 1,974 2,867 1Figures on school teachers for 1998–99 are not yet available