§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many secondary school teachers in the subjects of(a) mathematics, (b) science, (c) languages and (d) technology left the teaching profession in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how many secondary school teachers entered the profession in the same period. [112982]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisFigures showing the number of secondary school teachers in the subjects of(a) mathematics, (b) science, (c) languages and (d) technology leaving the teaching profession in each of the last 10 years are not held centrally.
The numbers' of those entering maintained secondary schools who were teaching for the first time, are as follows:
Year to March Number of teachers 19982 10,380 19972 9,660 19962 9,320 19952 9,490 19942 8,920 1993 7,990 1992 7,290 1991 7,160 1990 7,260 1989 6,840 1 All figures are rounded to the nearest 10 1 Excluding sixth form colleges from 1994 onwards