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Written question asked by Lord German (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 26 February 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 March 2019. It was answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton (Conservative) on Monday, 11 March 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Music: Teachers

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of secondary schools in England employ a full-time music teacher.

Answer

Information on the number of music teachers employed in state funded secondary schools in England is published in table 11 of the publication ‘School workforce in England 2017’, attached. This shows that there were 6,500 music teachers in state funded secondary schools as at November 2017.

Information at school level is not held centrally.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL14052
Session
2017-19
Attachment
PQHL14052_Table_11_Head_Count_of_Teachers
Subjects
Music Teachers Secondary education
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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