§ Helen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many staff teaching English in secondary schools(a) for part of their time and (b) full-time do not have a first degree in English; [159820]
1733W(2) how many staff teaching modern foreign languages in secondary schools (a) full-time and (b) for part of their time do not have a first degree in a foreign language; [159821]
(3) what the vacancy level for teachers of modern foreign languages is. [159822]
§ Mr. MilibandInformation on subject teaching is not available in the form requested. Similar information is available in 'Statistics of Education: School Workforce in England, 2003 Edition'. This can be found in the Library or at the following link: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsqatewav/DBA/OL/v000443/inclex.shtml. The level of qualifications teachers hold in the subjects they teach is shown in Table 24. The percentage of periods they provide in those subjects is shown in Table 25.
In January 2003, the vacancy rate for all languages in secondary schools in England was 1.1 per cent. Modern foreign languages cannot be separately identified.