HC Deb 27 July 2000 vol 354 c868W
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 the City of York local education authority in each year since its inception. [132872]

Ms Estelle Morris

The full-time equivalent of teachers employed on the third Thursday of January in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 in City of York unitary authority is as shown.

January Nursery/primary Secondary Total
1997 700 600 1,300
1998 700 600 1,300
1999 700 600 1,300
2000 800 700 1,400

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.