§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what changes he has made to the work of educational psychologists in schools by grouping schools together; and if he will make a statement. [134991]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggEducational psychologists are employed by local education authorities. Decisions on their deployment and use are therefore matters for LEAs to determine in the light of local circumstances and available resources. The grouping of schools in federations should not significantly affect the role or responsibilities of educational psychologists.
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many educational psychologists are employed by each local education authority in London; and(a) how many were employed by, (b) how many retired (c) how many were recruited in and (d) what the vacancy rates were in each local authority in London for each of the last six years. [135149]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggThe latest available information on the number of educational psychologists employed by local education authorities in London, and the number of vacant posts is given in the following table:
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Educational psychologists (full-time equivalent) London Vacancies In Service LEA 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2001 2002 2003 City of London 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0 0 0 Camden 7.5 7.5 10.9 12.0 11.2 13.0 0 0 0 Greenwich 16.9 15.9 12.9 14.5 15.5 20.8 1 0 0 Hackney 10.0 10.5 11.7 12.5 11.5 11.0 1 2 0 Hammersmith and Fulham 7.5 9.3 7.5 5.9 8.4 10.1 1 0 0 Islington 13.0 12.3 14.1 12.0 10.3 9.3 0 0 0 Kensington and Chelsea 10.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.5 0 0 0 Lambeth 8.0 10.7 13.4 15.1 14.8 14.3 0 0 0 Lewisham 13.5 12.5 12.5 13.5 14.0 12.0 0 0 0 Southwark 11.1 12.3 12.3 11.7 13.3 11.7 2 3 4 Tower Hamlets 29.6 15.7 15.3 14.4 13.0 13.0 0 1 2 Wandsworth 11.6 10.7 11.3 11.0 12.4 11.7 0 1 1 City of Westminster 7.0 7.0 7.0 9.4 8.8 8.8 0 1 1 Barking and Dagenham 10.9 11.9 14.0 11.9 13.2 12.7 3 2 2 Barnet 15.5 15.5 14.4 15.5 12.0 15.7 1 4 0 Bexley 10.0 11.0 10.6 10.1 9.0 8.8 0 0 0 Brent 10.0 9.4 10.0 11.0 12.0 11.0 0 0 3 Bromley 12.0 12.0 11.0 11.5 10.0 10.0 1 2 0 Croydon 14.6 13.9 13.4 11.6 14.4 12.1 1 0 0 Ealing 13.8 23.8 14.7 13.7 16.2 11.7 1 0 2 Enfield 12.7 17.6 20.6 19.2 21.0 16.5 3 1 3 Haringey 13.3 15.0 14.1 11.6 10.3 10.1 2 2 3 Harrow 4.6 8.7 10.3 10.9 9.6 9.3 1 1 1 Havering 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 10.5 0 0 0 Hillingdon 13.8 15.3 14.2 15.5 14.1 15.6 0 0 0 Hounslow 10.5 10.0 10.5 10.5 9.8 8.4 0 0 1 Kingston upon Thames 6.9 5.7 6.8 5.4 7.6 7.6 1 0 0 Merton 6.5 6.5 6.8 9.6 9.9 6.9 0 0 1 Newham 12.8 15.5 19.0 17.7 16.0 12.5 4 5 9 Redbridge 8.2 10.0 10.4 7.4 10.2 9.8 2 0 0 Richmond upon Thames 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.1 0.0 6.1 1 0 1 Sutton 5.0 6.5 8.9 10.8 8.7 8.2 0 0 1 Waltham Forest 13.0 13.0 13.0 8.3 11.5 17.5 1 0 0 Total London 357.1 370.9 376.4 366.0 365.5 363.5 27 25 35 Source:
Annual form 618G surveys of teachers in service and teacher vacancies.
The Department does not collect information on the number of new recruits or retirements in any given period. Manpower planning issues fall to local education authorities, as employers, to determine in light of local circumstances and available resources. Data on vacancy rates are only available from 2001.