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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 what percentage of teaching posts were filled by supply, temporary and agency teachers in (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 information requested is not available in the required format because the number of teaching posts in Bristol local authority is not collect centrally.The table provides the number of occasional teachers (on contracts of less than one month) who were employed in maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools in Bristol local authority and England in January 1997 and 2005, the latest information available. The full-time equivalent number of regular qualified teachers is also provided.It is anticipated that local authority level teacher numbers for January 2006 will be published in September.

Number of occasional teachers (on contracts of less than one month) and full-time equivalent regular qualified teachers in maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools in Bristol local authority and England in January 1997 and 2005
Nursery/primary Secondary
Occasional teachers¹ FTE regular qualified teachers² Occasional teachers¹ FTE regular qualified teachers²
Bristol England Bristol England Bristol England Bristol England
1997 110 8,310 1,540 190,660 60 4,390 1,120 187,660
2005 90 8,570 1,390 189,920 40 5,700 1,070 204,080
¹ 2005 figures include occasional teachers without qualified teacher status (QTS).
² Excludes occasional teachers. 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 c204W; 84611
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Bristol Teachers
Link
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