§ Lord Hanningfieldasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many teacher vacancies, broken down by subject areas, currently exist in schools in England and Wales. [HL918]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Lord Filkin)The following table gives the number of full-time vacancies in maintained secondary schools in England and Wales by subject area at January 2004, the latest information available. Vacancies by subject are not available for other phases of education.
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England Wales Total Maths 263 11 274 Information technology 96 2 98 Any science 233 11 244 Modern foreign languages 86 1 87 Welsh 0 8 8 English 192 11 203 Drama 33 2 35 History 34 3 37 Social sciences 8 0 8 Geography 47 2 49 Religious education 78 1 79 Design and technology 137 3 140 Commerce and business studies 23 0 23 Art, craft and design 42 2 44
England Wales Total Music 47 3 50 P.E. 80 3 83 Other and combined 130 4 134 Total classroom teachers 1,529 67 1,596 Source:
The annual survey of teachers in service and teacher vacancies (Form 618G) and National Assembly for Wales Stats 3 Survey.