Teachers (Hansard, 20 March 2003)

§ Mr. Burns
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers(a) left and (b) joined the teaching profession in Essex between May 1997 and the latest available date. [103122]

§ Mr. Miliband
The following table shows the numbers of teachers leavings¹ full-time or part time² service in the maintained schools sector and teachers entering or returning³ to full-time or part-time teaching in the maintained schools sector in Essex.
The DfES annual survey of teachers in service (618G) shows that the number of full-time equivalent regular teachers working in the maintained sector in Essex rose from 10,580 to 10,920 between January 1998 and January 2002.

Essex Leavers Entrants/returners

1 April 1997 to 31 March 1994⁴ 1,190 1,290

1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999 1,090 950

1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000⁵ 970 1,040

¹ Leavers are those who were in full-time or part-time teaching in the maintained schools sector immediately before the period shown, who were not in service in that sector at the end of the period shown. Teachers leaving are based on pension returns. Some teachers may have moved from known service to service not recorded on the teacher pension return. Some leavers will be taking career breaks and will return to service at a later date.

² Around 10 per cent.-20 per cent. of part-timers may not be included.

³ Those in service in the maintained schools sector at the end of the period shown who were not in service in that sector in England immediately before the period shown. Includes newly qualified entrants, those who deferred entry and those returning from breaks or transferring from outside the maintained schools sector in England.

⁴ Higher than usual numbers of premature retirements, following changes to the retirement regulations, contributed to the high levels of leavers in 1997–98.

⁵ The most recent data available at LEA level are for 1999–2000.

§ Mr. Grogan
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers were employed in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in the (i) City of York and (ii) North Yorkshire education authority in each year since they were established. [103135]

§ Mr. Miliband
The table provides the full-time equivalent number of regular teachers in the maintained sector, as at January of each year.
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Schools 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

City of York

Nursery/primary 630 610 630 650 650 680

Secondary 600 600 600 640 660 650

North Yorkshire

Nursery/primary 2,140 2,060 2,100 2,170 2,230 2,270

Secondary 2.340 2,400 2,470 2,550 2,590 2,570

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
DfES Annual Survey of Teachers in Service (618G)

Essex	Leavers	Entrants/returners
1 April 1997 to 31 March 1994⁴	1,190	1,290
1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999	1,090	950
1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000⁵	970	1,040
¹ Leavers are those who were in full-time or part-time teaching in the maintained schools sector immediately before the period shown, who were not in service in that sector at the end of the period shown. Teachers leaving are based on pension returns. Some teachers may have moved from known service to service not recorded on the teacher pension return. Some leavers will be taking career breaks and will return to service at a later date.
² Around 10 per cent.-20 per cent. of part-timers may not be included.
³ Those in service in the maintained schools sector at the end of the period shown who were not in service in that sector in England immediately before the period shown. Includes newly qualified entrants, those who deferred entry and those returning from breaks or transferring from outside the maintained schools sector in England.
⁴ Higher than usual numbers of premature retirements, following changes to the retirement regulations, contributed to the high levels of leavers in 1997–98.
⁵ The most recent data available at LEA level are for 1999–2000.

Schools	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
City of York
Nursery/primary	630	610	630	650	650	680
Secondary	600	600	600	640	660	650
North Yorkshire
Nursery/primary	2,140	2,060	2,100	2,170	2,230	2,270
Secondary	2.340	2,400	2,470	2,550	2,590	2,570