HC Deb 01 July 2002 vol 388 cc4-13W
Mr. Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) part-time and (b) fill-time teachers in maintained schools, broken down by age, moved between Government office regions in the last 12 months. [64103]

Mr. Miliband

The numbers of teachers in regular full-or part-time service in the maintained schools sector in England at 31 March 1999 and 31 March 2000 who moved between Government office regions are listed as follows. (This is the most recent year for which provisional data are available.) The numbers do not include teachers moving between full-time and part-time service within the maintained schools sector, or those who moved out of regular service in the maintained schools sector in England.

Full-time Part-time
Under 25 280 10
25 to 29 2,000 50
30 to 34 1,140 70
35 to 39 630 70
40 to 44 500 60
45 to 49 440 40
50 to 54 240 40
55 to 59 40 20
60 and over 10 10
Total 5,280 350

Some 10 per cent. to 20 per cent. of part-timers are not recorded on the Teachers' Pensions Scheme, from which the data are obtained.

Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. Age is at 31 March 2000.

Mr. Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) part-time and (b) fill-time qualified teachers (i) left and (ii) joined maintained schools broken down by (A) age, (B) gender and (c) type of authority in each Government office region in the last 12 months. [64104]

(i) Leavers between 31 March 1999 and 31 March 2000
Under 25 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 and over Total
Male—full-time
North-east 1 30 30 20 30 60 110 30 30 340
North-west 10 90 90 80 90 140 260 100 90 950
Yorkshire and Humber 10 70 70 50 50 100 180 60 80 660
East Midlands 10 60 50 50 50 90 160 50 40 550
West Midlands 10 90 70 60 70 130 220 60 70 790
East of England 10 120 90 70 70 100 170 60 80 780
London 10 190 190 170 140 150 190 70 80 1,190
South-east 20 190 130 110 110 160 240 90 110 1,140
South-west 10 80 70 60 60 90 180 70 60 680
England 90 920 790 660 660 1,010 1,710 600 650 7,080
Female—full time
North-east 30 140 80 60 70 100 150 70 80 770
North-west 40 310 260 190 180 300 390 200 230 2,100
Yorkshire and Humber 40 220 140 110 120 190 260 120 130 1,330
East Midlands 30 230 140 100 100 170 220 90 100 1,190
West Midlands 40 320 230 160 160 280 330 140 160 1,830
East of England 40 390 280 140 160 240 320 150 190 1,910
London 60 740 590 300 230 250 350 160 260 2,950
South-east 80 670 450 220 250 380 500 230 290 3,060
South-west 30 310 220 130 100 180 290 110 130 1,510
England 400 3,330 2,390 1,410 1,380 2,080 2,810 1,270 1,570 16,640
Male—part-time
North-east 1 1 1 1 1 10 20 10 10 50
North-west 1 10 1 10 10 10 40 50 40 170
Yorkshire and Humber 1 1 10 1 10 10 30 30 20 110
East Midlands 1 1 10 10 1 10 60 40 60 190
West Midlands 1 10 1 10 10 20 50 40 50 180
East of England 1 1 10 10 10 10 50 50 70 200
London 1 10 10 20 10 20 40 30 60 190
South-east 1 1 10 10 20 20 50 50 70 220
South-west 1 1 10 10 20 20 50 30 40 180
England 1 30 60 80 100 130 390 310 400 1,490
Female—part-time
North-east 1 1 30 20 20 50 50 20 20 210
North-west 1 30 80 100 100 160 160 80 90 800
Yorkshire and Humber 1 20 60 80 80 120 120 50 50 580
East Midlands 1 20 60 80 110 110 130 90 80 690
West Midlands 1 30 90 120 140 180 170 80 90 910
East of England 1 30 90 140 190 190 200 110 150 1,100
London 1 40 130 150 130 120 150 80 170 950
South-east 1 50 160 180 260 270 320 150 170 1,560
South-west 1 30 120 110 160 220 210 90 80 1,010
England 10 260 820 970 1,190 1,410 1,510 740 900 7,810
1Less than five

Note:

Many of the teachers leaving the profession in this year will come back into service at some point in the future.

(ii) Entrants between 31 March 1999 and 31 March 2000
Under 25 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 and over Total
Male—full-time
North-east 70 80 40 30 30 20 20 1 1 310
North-west 210 290 170 110 70 80 60 10 10 1,010
Yorkshire and Humber 140 180 110 80 60 40 30 10 1 640
East Midlands 120 140 80 70 40 50 40 10 10 540
West Midlands 160 200 120 80 60 50 40 20 10 730
East of England 190 210 90 80 70 70 50 20 10 770
London 200 360 240 140 80 70 60 20 10 1,180
South-east 270 370 200 140 120 100 50 10 10 1,260
South-west 140 220 100 80 70 50 30 10 1 690
England 1,500 2,030 1,140 810 600 520 380 100 40 7,120

Mr. Miliband

The numbers of teachers (i) leaving and (ii) joining regular full- or part-time service in the maintained schools sector in England between 31 March 1999 and 31 March 2000 are shown in the table. The numbers do not include teachers moving between full-and part-time service within the maintained schools sector, or moving between regular service in a maintained school in one Government office region to regular service in a maintained school in another Government office region.

(ii) Entrants between 31 March 1999 and 31 March 2000
Under 25 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 and over Total
Female—full-time
North-east 370 250 90 70 90 70 30 10 1 970
North-west 1,040 700 300 250 260 200 100 30 10 2,890
Yorkshire and Humber 690 430 190 180 160 140 60 10 1 1,860
East Midlands 550 370 170 140 150 120 60 10 1 1,560
West Midlands 880 540 220 190 170 150 80 20 1 2,260
East of England 920 580 230 250 240 190 120 20 10 2,550
London 1,200 1,080 470 330 230 200 120 20 20 3,680
South-East 1,270 930 400 330 350 320 180 40 10 3,810
South-west 630 520 200 180 200 120 80 10 1 1,930
England 7,560 5,400 2,260 1,930 1,840 1,500 810 170 60 21,520
Male—part-time
North-east 1 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 20 10 10 50
North-west 1 10 10 10 10 20 30 20 20 130
Yorkshire and Humber 1 10 10 10 10 10 30 10 10 110
East Midlands 10 10 10 10 20 10 40 30 20 140
West Midlands 1 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 20 130
East of England 1 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 150
London 1 10 10 20 10 20 30 20 20 140
South-east 10 10 10 20 20 30 60 30 20 210
South-west 10 10 10 20 30 20 50 30 20 200
England 40 90 90 110 120 120 330 210 160 1,250
Female—part-time
North-east 10 10 20 40 60 40 40 20 10 250
North-west 30 50 80 130 190 150 130 60 30 850
Yorkshire and Humber 20 30 60 110 120 90 80 20 20 550
East Midlands 10 40 70 110 130 90 80 30 20 580
West Midlands 20 40 70 110 140 140 110 40 20 680
East of England 10 40 100 160 190 170 150 50 50 910
London 10 50 90 120 160 160 130 50 50 800
South-east 10 60 150 250 360 280 240 80 50 1,470
South-west 40 60 100 150 230 200 120 60 30 990
England 160 380 760 1,170 1,560 1,320 1,090 390 260 7,080
1Less than five.

Notes:

Some 10 to 20 per cent. of part-timers are not recorded on the teachers' pension scheme, from which the data are obtained.

Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

The figures are for the most recent year for which data (provisional) are available.

Mr. Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average length of service of(a) fill-time and (b) part-time teachers leaving maintained schools in the last 12 months was, broken down by Government office region. [64107]

Mr. Miliband

The average length of service in years of teachers leaving regular full or part-time service in the maintained schools sector in each Government Office Region in England between 31 March 1999 and 31 March 2000 is listed below. (This is the most recent year for which provisional data are available.) The numbers do not include teachers moving between full and part-time service within the maintained schools sector, or moving between regular service in a maintained school in one Government Office Region to regular service in a maintained school in another Government Office Region.

Full-time Part-time
North East 15.5 16.9
North West 16.3 16.3
Yorkshire and the Humber 15.9 16.4
East Midlands 15.6 17.1
West Midlands 15.4 16.6
East of England 14.1 16.4
London 11.3 15.7
South East 13.3 14.9
South West 14.5 14.7
England 14.3 15.9

Some 10 to 20 per cent. of part-timers are not recorded on the Teachers' Pension Scheme, from which the data are obtained.

Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.

Mr. Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the most recent teacher vacancy rates are, broken down by local education authority area. [64120]

Mr. Miliband

Teacher vacancies expressed as a percentage of teachers in service in the maintained schools sector in England by local education authority in January 2001 are listed below. Data for January 2002 are not yet available at local education authority level.

Information on teacher vacancies in January 2002 by local education authority will be published in the Teachers in England statistical volume in December 2002.

Provisional national figures have been published in the Statistical First Release Teachers in Service and Teacher Vacancies, January 2002 (Provisional).

Area
City of London 0.0
Camden 5.2
Greenwich 3.6
Hackney 8.0
Hammersmith and Fulham 5.9
Islington 5.0
Kensington and Chelsea 6.6

Area
Lambeth 3.7
Lewisham 4.2
Southwark 6.0
Tower Hamlets 8.6
Wandsworth 3.7
City of Westminster 4.8
Barking and Dagenham 1.7
Barnet 4.4
Bexley 4.8
Brent 1.2
Bromley 2.9
Croydon 3.2
Ealing 3.4
Enfield 2.7
Haringey 2.5
Harrow 4.5
Havering 2.2
Hillingdon 2.7
Hounslow 1.0
Kingston upon Thames 2.5
Merton 1.7
Newham 4.6
Redbridge 2.0
Richmond upon Thames 3.5
Sutton 0.7
Waltham Forest 0.4
Birmingham 0.9
Coventry 1.0
Dudley 1.1
Sandwell 2.0
Solihull 1.7
Walsall 0.7
Wolverhampton 1.6
Knowsley 0.8
Liverpool 0.0
St Helens 0.5
Sefton 0.6
Wirral 0.7
Bolton 0.3
Bury 0.3
Manchester 0.0
Oldham 0.7
Rochdale 0.3
Salford 0.2
Stockport 1.2
Tameside 1.3
Trafford 0.0
Wigan 0.4
Barnsley 1.3
Doncaster 0.4
Rotherham 0.0
Sheffield 0.4
Bradford 0.0
Calderdale 0.4
Kirklees 0.3
Leeds 0.8
Wakefield 0.5
Gateshead 0.4
Newcastle upon Tyne 0.9
North Tyneside 0.8
South Tyneside 0.0
Sunderland 0.8
Isles of Scilly 0.0
Bath and North East Somerset 0.7
City of Bristol 1.0
North Somerset 0.5
South Gloucestershire 0.4
Hartlepool 0.6
Middlesbrough 1.7
Redcar and Cleveland 1.5
Stockton on Tees 0.9
City of Kingston Upon Hull 0.4
East Riding of Yorkshire 0.3
North East Lincolnshire 1.6

Area
North Lincolnshire 0.8
North Yorkshire 0.3
York 0.5
Bedfordshire 2.6
Luton 4.2
Buckinghamshire 1.8
Milton Keynes 1.3
Derbyshire 0.9
Derby 0.9
Dorset 0.7
Poole 2.0
Bournemouth 0.7
Durham 0.9
Darlington 1.1
East Sussex 1.4
Brighton and Hove 1.1
Hampshire 2.2
Portsmouth 4.5
Southampton 3.4
Leicestershire 0.7
Leicester 1.8
Rutland 0.0
Staffordshire 0.6
Stoke on Trent 1.1
Wiltshire 0.7
Swindon 1.5
Bracknell Forest 2.4
Windsor and Maidenhead 3.9
West Berkshire 0.9
Reading 4.4
Slough 6.7
Wokingham 1.6
Cambridgeshire 0.1
Peterborough 0.5
Cheshire 0.5
Halton 0.6
Warrington 0.7
Devon 1.1
Plymouth 0.0
Torbay 1.0
Essex 2.3
Southend on Sea 2.0
Thurrock 6.9
Herefordshire 1.6
Worcestershire 0.2
Kent 2.0
Medway 2.6
Lancashire 0.7
Blackburn with Darwen 1.6
Blackpool 0.5
Nottinghamshire 0.0
Nottingham 2.2
Shropshire 0.2
Telford and Wrekin 0.4
Cornwall 0.0
Cumbria 0.2
Gloucestershire 0.3
Hertfordshire 0.6
Isle of Wight 0.7
Lincolnshire 0.4
Norfolk 1.3
Northamptonshire 0.4
Northumberland 0.0
Oxfordshire 0.4
Somerset 0.3
Suffolk 1.8
Surrey 1.6
Warwickshire 1.2
West Sussex 1.6

Mr. Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers who were trained in (a) London and (b) other Government office regions took their first teacher post in the capital in the last 12 months. [641081]

Mr. Miliband

The provisional numbers of Initial Teacher Training completers in calendar year 1999 who were in full or part time service in the maintained schools sector in the London Government Office Region at 31 March 2000 were as follows:

Regions of ITT Numbers
London 1,870
North East 30
North West 130
Yorkshire and The Humber 80
East Midlands 90
West Midlands 70
East of England 190
South East 230
South West 140
OU and SCITT 30
England 2,880

The numbers shown as in service may increase as a result of late receipt of annual service returns. This is the most recent available information.

Some 10 per cent. to 20 per cent. of part-timers are not recorded on the Teachers' Pension Scheme, from which the data are obtained.

This information was published in the Statistical of Education volume Teachers in England (including teachers pay for England and Wales) 2001 edition, a copy of which is in the Library.

Table 9: Vacancy1 rates in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools by grade and Government office region: 1996 to 2002
England
Vacancies as a percentage of teachers in post2
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 20023 Number of vacancies 20023
All vacancies 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.4 1.2 4,480
Grade4
Head or deputy head 0.8 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.0 470
Head 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 170
Deputy head 1.0 1.2 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.3 300
Classroom teacher 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.2 4,010
Government office region
North East 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.7 140
North West 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 320
Yorkshire and the Humber 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.9 370
East Midlands 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 270
West Midlands 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.1 470
East of England 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.7 1.8 680
London5 1.1 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 2.6 1,320
South East 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.0 2.0 1.4 770
South West 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 170
England excluding London 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.0 3,160
Total vacancies (numbers) 1,610 2,020 2,590 2,530 2,910 4,980 4,480
1 Advertised vacancies for full-time permanent appointments (or appointments of at least one term's duration). Includes vacancies being filled on a temporary basis of less than one term.
2 Teachers in post include full-time regular teachers in (or on secondment from) maintained nursery. primary and secondary schools, plus full-time regular divided service, peripatetic, advisory and miscellaneous teachers.
3 Provisional.
4 The number of teachers in post by grade is estimated using the Database of Teacher Records.
5 The provisional 2002 vacancy rates for the inner and outer London weighting areas are 3.1 per cent. and 2.3 per cent.. respectively (4.3 per cent. and 2.7 per cent., respectively in 2001).

Note:

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

Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to identify teacher shortages in schools for the beginning of the next academic year. [64553]

Mr. Miliband

[holding answer 26 June 2002]The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) is in regular contact with Local Education Authorities, notably Recruitment Strategy Managers, to share information regarding any teacher shortages.

Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will identify by(a) geographical area and (b) subject specialisation, where there is difficulty recruiting and/or retaining teachers. [64554]

Mr. Miliband

[holding answer 26 June 2002]There were 9,400 full-time equivalent more regular teachers in schools in January 2002 (provisional) than a year before. The following Table 9 shows the latest provisional teacher vacancy rates by Government office region, which reflect turnover between schools as well as indicating schools' requirements for new teachers. The table was published in SFR 05/2002 on 24 April.

The following Table 10, also from SFR 05/2002, shows vacancy rates by subject for classroom teachers in maintained secondary schools.

Individual schools may find recruitment and retention easier or more difficult in particular subjects depending on their particular circumstances, including geographical location, but such information is not collected centrally.

Table 10: Classroom teacher vacancy1 rates in maintained secondary schools by subject: 1996–2002
England
Vacancies as a percentage of teachers in post2
1996 Old3 1997 New3 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 20024 Number of vacancies 20024
All vacancies 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.5 1.3 2,340
Main teaching subject
Mathematics 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.8 1.2 2.1 1.9 380
Information Technology 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.3 2.8 2.2 100
Sciences5:
Chemistry 0.4 0.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 40
Physics 0.5 0.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 50
Biology 0.1 0.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 30
Other and combined sciences 0.2 0.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 270
All sciences5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.6 1.5 380
Languages
French 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.5 1.2 120
German 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.8 30
Other languages 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.9 3.3 2.4 40
All languages 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.5 1.2 190
English 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.8 1.6 320
Drama 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.7 1.7 60
History 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 40
Social sciences 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 20
Geography 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.8 70
Religious education 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.7 1.8 1.6 90
Design and technology 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.3 1.3 210
Commercial/business studies 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.9 30
Art, craft or design 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.8 60
Music 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.8 1.9 80
Physical education 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.9 110
Special Educational Needs6 1.2 1.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Careers 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.8 0.9 1.4 4.3 1.9
Other main and combined subjects 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.7 1.7 200
Total vacancies (numbers) 510 650 650 860 840 1,140 2,530 2,340
1Advertised vacancies for full-time permanent appointments (or appointments or of least one term's duration).
2 Teachers in post include full-time regular teachers in (or on secondment from) maintained secondary schools, plus the secondary portion of full-time divided service, peripatetic, advisory and miscellaneous teachers.
3 The number of teachers in post by main teaching subject is estimated using the 1992 Secondary School Staffing Survey for years 1996 and 1997 (old) and the 1996 Secondary School Curriculum and Staffing Survey for 1997 (new), 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.
4 Provisional.
5Vacancies advertised in single sciences may be combined science classes. The distinction between single science vacancy rates and combined science has been discontinued for 1998. Corresponding figures on the old and new basis are shown for 1997.
6 Special Educational Needs has been included in 'other, main and combined subjects' from 1997 (new).

Note:

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