HC Deb 27 July 2000 vol 354 cc868-9W
Mr. Grogan

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many teachers were employed in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in North Yorkshire local education authority in each year since 1990. [132902]

Ms Estelle Morris

The non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire was reorganised at 1 April 1996 to form the unitary authority of City of York and the smaller non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire. The fulltime equivalent of teachers employed on the third Thursday in January in each year from 1990 in North Yorkshire are as shown.

January Nursery/primary Secondary Total
1990 2,600 3,000 5,600
1991 2,700 2,900 5,700
1992 2,800 3,000 5,800
1993 2,800 3,100 6,000
1994 2,800 3,000 5,800
1995 2,800 3,000 5,800
1996 2,900 3,100 6,000
19971 2,200 2,400 4,600
1998 2,200 2,400 4,600
1999 2,200 2,500 4,700
2000 2,300 2,600 4,900
1 From 1997 the figures exclude the unitary authority of City of York.

Note:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum to component parts because of rounding.

There has been a growth of 6,900 full-time equivalent regular teachers in the maintained school sector in England between January 1998 and January 2000.

The answer includes teachers in occasional service (short-term supply) on the survey date, teachers on secondment for a period of a term or more and unqualified teachers.