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Written question asked by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 23 February 2007. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 March 2007 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.


Schools: History

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Ludlow constituency have a teacher with a formal qualification to teach history.
Answer

The information requested is not collected centrally.In 2002 an estimated 13,700 full time teachers were teaching history in maintained schools in England. Of these, an estimated 77 per cent. (three percentage points) held a qualification in history. The source of this information is the 2002 secondary school curriculum and staffing survey and is the latest available.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
457 c1919W;457 c1905W; 123053
Session
2006-07
Subjects
History Schools Teachers Ludlow
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk