§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of teacher trainees left the profession permanently after(a) one year, (b) two years, (c) three years, (d) four years and (e) five years, in each of the last five years for which information is available. [89313]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information is not available in the form requested. The table shows the proportion of newly-qualified teachers who gained their teaching qualifications in England in the period 1996–2000 who were not in full- or part-time regular service in any sector1 in England on 31 March 2001:
1 Teachers for which we have a record of being in service in the FE, HE or the independent schools sector are counted as being in service. However, some teachers who work in the FE, HE or independent sector are not included on the Teacher Pension Scheme records and so will be counted as not being in service in the table.
Year qualified Percentage not in service on 31 March 2001 1996 29 1997 27 1998 25 1999 20 20001 23 1 Numbers of completers in 2000 are provisional and may be revised upwards. 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 are recorded as not being in service may be teaching in Wales or in other countries. Others that are not currently in service may return after a career break.