HC Deb 12 December 2001 vol 376 cc892-3W
Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the levels of teacher vacancies were in January in(a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) special schools broken down by (i) Government office region, (ii) subject and (iii) level; and what changes there have been in these totals from those issued in the SFR 16/2001 on 20 April. [9109]

Mr. Timms

Teacher vacancies as a percentage of teachers in post in the English maintained schools sector in January 2001 were as follows:

Nursery and primary Secondary Special All maintained schools sector
Grade
Head 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8
Deputy head 1.8 1.2 2.9 1.7
Classroom teacher 1.5 1.5 2.3 1.4
Government office region
North East 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.8
North West 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.5
Yorkshire and the Humber 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.5
East Midlands 0.7 0.6 2.2 0.7
West Midlands 0.7 1.1 1.5 0.9
East of England 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7
London 3.3 3.8 4.6 3.5
South East 1.6 2.1 4.4 2.0
South West 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.6
England 1.2 1.4 2.2 1.4

The number of teacher vacancies in the maintained schools sector in January 2001 was as follows:

Nursery and primary Secondary Special All maintained schools sector
Grade
Head 150 30 10 190
Deputy head 270 80 30 380
Classroom teacher 1,690 2,480 240 4,400
Government office region
North East 60 100 1 160
North West 110 150 20 280
Yorkshire and the Humber 60 110 10 190
East Midlands 100 100 20 210
West Midlands 140 240 30 400
East of England 310 340 20 670
London 820 880 90 1,790
South East 420 550 90 1,060
South West 90 110 10 210
All vacancies 2,110 2,590 280 4,980
1 Less than five

Note:

Totals may not appear to equal the sum of the component parts because of rounding.

Classroom teacher vacancies in maintained secondary schools by subject were as follows:

Vacancies as a percentage of teachers in post Number of vacancies
Mathematics 2.1 410
Information Technology 2.8 120
Sciences 1.6 400
French 1.6 160
German 0.8 30
Other languages 3.2 50
All languages 1.5 250
English 1.8 360
Drama 1.7 60
History 0.5 40
Social Sciences 0.4 20
Geography 0.6 50
Religious education 1.8 100
Design and technology 1.3 210
Commercial/business studies 1.3 40
Art, craft or design 0.7 50
Music 1.8 80
Physical education 0.8 100
Careers 4.3 10
Other main and combined subjects 1.7 200
All subjects 1.4 2,480

Note:

Totals may not appear to equal the sum of the component parts because of rounding.

As in previous years, the provisional numbers of vacancies published in SFR16/2001 have changed slightly following further validation checks on the data. The total vacancy figures for the nursery and primary phase remain unchanged at 1.2 per cent. and 2,110 posts. The total vacancy figure for the secondary phase has increased from 2,580 to 2,590; the rate remains unchanged at 1.4 per cent. The total secondary schools classroom teacher vacancy figure has increased from 2,470 to 2,480; the rate remains unchanged at 1.4 per cent. The total vacancy figures for special schools remain unchanged at 2.2 per cent. and 280 posts.