Written question asked by Peter Griffiths (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 November 1996. It was answered by Eric Forth (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 November 1996 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: How many secondary schools (a) have a member of staff specialising in religious education and (b) have no such member of staff. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Peter Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many secondary schools (a) have a member of staff specialising in religious education and (b) have no such member of staff. [3626] Mr. Forth: The Department does not collect detailed information about the deployment of teachers in individual schools. However, the 1992 secondary school staffing survey indicated that over 90 per cent. of schools had at least one teacher with an RE qualification.

Secondary information