§ Mr. WillisTo 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. TimmsTeacher vacancies as a percentage of teachers in post in the English maintained schools sector in January 2001 were as follows:
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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.