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Written question asked by Kerry McCarthy (Labour) on Thursday, 6 July 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 July 2006. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Monday, 17 July 2006 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Teachers (Bristol)

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many full-time equivalent qualified teachers were employed within (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Bristol local education authority in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) the most recent school year for which figures are available.
Answer

The table shows the full-time equivalent number of regular qualified teachers who were employed in maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools in Bristol local authority in January 1997 and 2005, the latest information available. The table also shows figures for England for comparison.It is anticipated that local authority level information for January 2006 will be published in September.

Full-time equivalent regular qualified teachers in maintained nursery and primary and secondary schools in Bristol local authority and England in January 1997 and 2005
Nursery/primary Secondary
Bristol England Bristol England
1997 1,540 190,660 1,120 187,660
2005 1,390 189,920 1,070 204,080
Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: Survey of teachers in service and teacher vacancies, (618g)

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
449 c203-4W;449 c202-3W; 84610
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Bristol Teachers
Link
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