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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will estimate how many full- time equivalent staff are employed in (a) schools and other institutions of non-advanced further education and (b) the administration of education by local authorities and further education colleges; and if she will make a statement. [220878] Mr. Stephen Twigg: [holding answer 9 March 2005]: In January 2004, the latest information available, there were 670,800 full-time equivalent staff employed in maintained schools in England consisting of 427,700 full-time equivalent regular teachers and 243,100 teaching assistants and other support staff. In 2002/03 there were 74,500 full-time equivalent teaching staff employed in further education sector colleges. In the same year there were 56,400 full time equivalent support staff employed by further education sector colleges. This figure includes administrative staff as well those involved in other non-teaching roles such as building maintenance, cleaning and security. It is not possible to separate the administration staff from the overall total. Information on the number of non-school based administration staff employed by local education authorities is not collected centrally.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

431 c1974W;431 c1966W; 220878

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Administration Ancillary staff Further education Local education authorities Staff Schools Teachers

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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