§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers in Buckinghamshire schools left the profession before retirement age in each year since 1992. [20131]
§ Mr. TimmsNumbers of qualified teachers who have left full or part time regular service in the maintained schools sector in England since 1992, who were under 60 and who were teaching in Buckinghamshire at the time of leaving are as follows:
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Financial year of leaving Buckinghamshire Milton Keynes "Old" Buckinghamshire1 1991–92 — — 650 1992–93 — — 540 1993–94 — — 440 1994–95 — — 400 1995–96 — — 510 1996–97 — — 500 1997–98 — — 560 1998–99 320 170 490 1999–20002 310 160 470 1Buckinghamshire LEA was split into Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes LEAs as a result of local government reorganisation in 1998. 2The most recent year for which data are available is 1999–2000. These data are still provisional. Notes:
1. The figures exclude 10 per cent, to 20 per cent, of part-time teachers not included on the teacher pension scheme records.
2. Some teachers who left service will return after a career break.
3. Leavers include teachers who moved to teach in other countries, or the independent or F/HE sectors, those who were not teaching and not receiving a pension, and those who had left with premature, ill health or actuarially reduced pensions.
§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the annual average staff turnover has been in secondary schools in the last five academic years. [20106]
§ Mr. TimmsTurnover data are not available for academic years.
The annual average staff turnover of full and part time regular teachers in maintained secondary schools in England in the last five financial years for which data are available are as follows:
Percentage Year Turnover1 1995–96 15.9 1996–97 16.5 1997–98 18.2 1998–99 15.5 1999–20002 15.9 1 Turnover includes teachers leaving regular service in the English maintained sector and changing schools within the maintained sector. Employers do not always notify details of a teacher moving between schools in their employment and so the overall level of turnover quoted is lower than the true level, which is not known. 2 1999–2000 data are provisional. Note:
The figures exclude 10 per cent, to 20 per cent, of part-time teachers not included on the teacher pension scheme records.
§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the annual average staff turnover has been in primary schools in the last five academic years. [20107]
§ Mr. TimmsTurnover data are not available for academic years.
The annual average staff turnover of full and part-time regular teachers in maintained nursery/primary schools in England in the last five financial years for which data are available are as follows:
Percentage Turnover1 1995–96 14.1 1996–97 13.8 1997–98 15.2 1998–99 13.3 1999–20002 14.2 1Turnover includes teachers leaving regular service in the English maintained sector and changing schools within the maintained sector. Employers do not always notify details of a teacher moving between schools in their employment and so the overall level of turnover quoted is lower than the true level, which is not known. 21999–2000 data are provisional. The figures exclude 10 per cent, to 20 per cent, of part-time teachers not included on the teacher pension scheme records.
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§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many newly qualified teachers who began work in London and the South East have left the profession within the five years since 1997. [20261]
§ Mr. TimmsTeachers who gained their teaching qualification in England; were in full or part-time regular service in the maintained schools sector in London or the south-east in March of the year after they qualified; and who were not in service in the maintained schools sector in England five years later, are as follows:
Not in service in the maintained sector in England five years after first service Year of qualification/not in service at Number Percentage 1991 March 1997 1,230 29 1992 March 1998 1,510 31 1993 March 1999 1,610 30 1994 March 20001 1,860 32 1 The most recent year for which data are available is 1999–2000. These data are still provisional. The figures exclude 10 per cent, to 20 per cent, of part-time teachers not included on the teacher pension scheme records.
Some teachers who leave service will return after a career break.
Leavers include teachers who moved to teach in other countries, or the independent or FE/HE sectors, those who were not teaching and not receiving a pension, and those who had left with premature, ill health or actuarially reduced pensions.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teacher vacancies there are at each(a) primary and (b) secondary school in the Portsmouth, South constituency. [21222]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information is not available in the form requested.
The numbers of full-time vacancies for teachers in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in Portsmouth local authority in January 2001 were as follows:
Number of vacancies Nursery and primary 20 Secondary 36
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers working in the Buckingham constituency took early retirement under(a) premature and (b) ill-health retirement arrangements in each year since 1997. [23724]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information is not available in the form requested. The numbers of teachers from the maintained schools sector in Buckinghamshire local education authority, who took premature or ill-health retirement, were as follows.
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1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–011 Premature 149 58 37 32 Ill-health 23 14 14 10 1 Provisional data Note:
There were no teachers who took actuarially reduced pensions
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many days on average were lost per teacher due to sickness in each of the last five years(a) nationally and (b) in the Buckingham constituency. [23725]
§ Mr. TimmsInformation for the Buckingham constituency is not collected centrally.
The average number of days of sickness absence taken per teacher in the maintained schools sector in calendar years 1999 and 2000, in the Buckinghamshire local authority area and England were, as follows:
1999 2000 Buckinghamshire 4 5 England1 5 5 1 England figures have been estimated to allow for local authorities that did not make a return. Teacher sickness absence data was not collected centrally before calendar year 1999.