§ Mr. CameronTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of graduates on primary school PGCE courses in 2002–03 have secured full-time permanent employment; and how many full-time vacancies for qualified teachers there are. [123400]
§ Mr. MilibandFigures on the destinations of teachers who are due to complete Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) courses in 2002/03 are not yet available. The most recent data available show that of those who completed primary PGCEs in the 1999/2000 academic year, around 80 per cent. were in any service in England in March 2001.
The total number of vacancies in maintained nursery and primary schools in England fell from 1,800 in January 2002 (a vacancy rate of 1 per cent.) to 1,100 in January 2003 (a vacancy rate of 0.6percent.).
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of graduates on primary school PGCE courses in 2002–03 have secured full time permanent employment; and how many full time vacancies for qualified teachers there are in Chesham and Amersham. [123919]
§ Mr. MilibandFigures on the destinations of teachers who are due to complete Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) courses in 2002–03 are not yet available. The most recent data available is for those who completed primary PGCE courses in calendar year 2000 where around 80 per cent were in service in England in any sector as at March 2001.
Vacancy information is not available at constituency level. The most recent vacancy data available for Buckinghamshire LEA is for January 2002, which show that there were 53 vacancies in the maintained schools sector (a vacancy rate of 1.6 per cent).
The total number of vacancies in the maintained schools sector in England fell from 4,540 in January 2002 (a vacancy rate of 1.2 per cent) to 3,400 in January 2003 (a vacancy rate of 0.9 per cent).