HC Deb 26 April 2004 vol 420 cc814-5W
Mr. Collins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many new teachers entered full-time teaching in each year since 1990. [167557]

Mr. Miliband

The following table shows the number of newly qualified teachers entering full-time service in maintained schools in England in each year from 1989–90 to 2001–02, the latest period for which information is available.

Number
1989–90 12,700
1990–91 12,300
1991–92 12,700
1992–93 13,900
1993–94 16,700
1994–95 16,600
1995–96 16,300
1996–97 17,100
1997–98 18,000
1998–99 16,800
1999–2000 17,600
2000–01 16,900
2001–02 17,700
Source:
Database of Teacher Records.

Mr. Collins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many registered teachers were recorded as working in a non-teaching capacity in each year since 1997; [167563]

(2) how many registered teachers worked for local education authorities in a non-teaching capacity in each year since 1997. [167564]

Mr. Miliband

This information is not collected centrally.

Mr. Collins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people have qualified as(a) teachers and (b) advanced skills teachers in each year since 1997. [167577]

Mr. Miliband

The following table gives the numbers of people who successfully completed initial teacher training courses in each academic year between 1996/97 and 2001/02, the latest period for which information is available. The table excludes teachers who gained qualified teacher status through employment based routes because the information was not available until 2001/02. In that year 2,210 teachers gained qualified teacher status by those routes.

Number
1996/97 25,310
1997/98 24,040
1998/99 24,070
1999/2000 21,690
2000/01 22,640
2001/02 23,280
Source: Teacher Training Agency.

The following table gives the numbers of teachers who have been successfully assessed for advanced skills teacher status in each financial year between 1998–99 and 2003–04. These assessments commenced in July 1998.

Number
1998–99 142
1999–2000 480
2000–01 120
2001–02 865
2002–03 1,895
2003–04 1,145
Source:
Westminster Education Consultants, National Assessment Agency.

Mr. Kaufman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teacher vacancies there were in Manchester, Gorton on the latest date for which figures are available; and what steps he is taking to reduce them. [167458]

Mr. Miliband

The information is not available in the form requested. In January 2003, there were two advertised vacancies for full-time permanent teachers in maintained schools in the Manchester local education authority area.

Mr. Pickthall

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what measures he is taking to ensure that fully-qualified teachers employed by Social Services have parity of pay and conditions with colleagues in mainstream schools. [168176]

Mr. Miliband

None. My right hon. Friend has no responsibility for the pay and conditions of service of teachers employed by Social Services.