Written question asked by Paul Marsden (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 16 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 March 2005. It was answered by Stephen Twigg (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) full-time teachers, (b) part-time teachers and (c) teaching assistants there were in schools in Shrewsbury and Atcham on (i) 1st May 2001, (ii) 7th June 2001 and (iii) the latest date for which figures are available.

Answer: Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) full-time teachers, (b) part-time teachers and (c) teaching assistants there were in schools in Shrewsbury and Atcham on (i) 1 May 2001, (ii) 7 June 2001 and (iii) the latest date for which figures are available. [223156] Mr. Stephen Twigg: Information on the number of teachers and teaching assistants in service is collected in January of each year. The following table shows the number of teachers and teaching assistants in maintained schools in Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency in January 2001 and 2004, the latest information available. Headcount and full time equivalent number of teachers and teaching assistants _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2001 2004 Teachers Full-time 610 600 Part-time 150 180 FTE 660 670 Teaching assistants FTE 220 380 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Figures include non-maintained special. 2. Teaching Assistant figures include nursery assistants, special needs and support staff and minority ethnic pupil support staff. 3. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: Annual School Census.

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