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Teacher Vacancies
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the teacher vacancy rate was in (a) nursery/ primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) all schools in (i) the constituency of South Suffolk, (ii) the constituency of West Suffolk (iii) the constituency of Ipswich, (iv) the constituency of Suffolk, Coastal, (v) the constituency of Central Suffolk and Ipswich, North, (vi) the constituency of Bury St. Edmunds, (vii) Suffolk local education authority, (viii) East Anglia and (ix) England in (A) 1997–98, (B) 1998–99, (C) 1999–2000 and (D) 2000–01. [11575]
Mr. Timms [holding answer 31 October 2001]: Information on teacher vacancies by constituency is not collected centrally. Teacher vacancy rates in the maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools sector from 1998 to 2001, in Suffolk, the east of England government office region and England were as follows:
| January 1998 | January 1999 | January 2000 | January 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery and primary | |||||
| Suffolk | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | |
| East of England | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | |
| England | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | |
| Secondary | |||||
| Suffolk | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | |
| East of England | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | |
| England | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | |
| Maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special sector | |||||
| Suffolk | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | |
| East of England | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | |
| England | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
Foreign National Teachers (Surrey)
Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many foreign nationals were employed as (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers in Surrey during the (i) 2000–01 academic year and (ii) previous four academic years. [11193]
Mr. Timms [holding answer 30 October 2001]: The information is not held centrally.
Teacher Vacancies (Surrey)
Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) primary and (b) secondary teacher vacancies there were in Surrey on 1 September in each year since 1997. [11191]
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Mr. Timms [holding answer 30 October 2001]: The information is not available in the form requested. Nursery, primary and secondary full-time teacher vacancies in Surrey in January of each year since 1997, reported by the local education authority, were as follows:
| Year | Nursery and primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18 | 19 |
| 1998 | 27 | 14 |
| 1999 | 11 | 9 |
| 2000 | 13 | 24 |
| 2001 | 25 | 62 |
Performance-related Pay
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance she has issued to schools regarding assessment of teachers for the upper spine of performance-related pay. [14565]
Mr. Timms [holding answer 13 November 2001]: The Department's guidance on School Teachers' Pay and Conditions of Employment 2001 includes a section entitled "Threshold and Upper Pay Scale" and Annexe A includes a section entitled "Handling Performance Pay". The Secretary of State will soon launch a consultation on the mechanism for specific funding to contribute towards the cost to schools of awarding performance pay points to teachers.
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Teachers (Maintained Schools)
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the number of permanent teaching posts in maintained schools which were not filled on the first day of the current term; and what percentage this is of the total number of permanent teaching posts. [7490]
Mr. Timms [holding answer 15 October 2001]: It is estimated, based on a telephone survey conducted on 6–7 September 2001, that there were about 2,000 full-time vacancies (0.6 per cent. of posts) in nursery, primary and secondary schools.
These figures were obtained from a telephone survey of nearly 1,500 schools conducted by DfES. Teacher vacancies are measured using the standard DfES definition, which excludes posts filled by a full-time teacher on a contract of one term or more.
Ministerial Travel
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her written answer of 7 November 2001, Official Report, columns 245–46W, on ministerial travel, what was the (a) purpose, (b) duration and (c) cost of each of the ministerial visits. [14569]
Mr. Ivan Lewis [holding answer 13 November 2001]: The purpose, duration and cost of each of the ministerial visits since 1 May 1997 are set out in the following tables. Recurrent meetings are given in the first table; one off trips in the second.
| Purpose | Average duration (days) | Average cost (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Attending Social Affairs Council Meeting x 25 | 1 | 1,600 |
| Attending Education Council Meeting x 7 | 2 | 1,000 |
| Attending OECD Conference Meeting x 6 | 1 | 1,400 |
| Attending G8 Conference x 5 | 4 | 6,350 |
| Attending ILO Conference x 4 | 2 | 1,100 |
| Attending Youth Council Meeting x 4 | 1 | 800 |
| Attending Higher Education Conference x 4 | 3 | 1,050 |
| Attending UNESCO Conference x 2 | 1 | 1,000 |
| Promoting Higher Education and Vocational Education x 2 | 8 | 10,600 |
| Attending Skills Olympics x 2 | 4 | 4,400 |
| Promoting Education Exports x 2 | 8 | 10,900 |
| Attending European Higher Education Meeting x 2 | 2 | 925 |
| Attending Meeting of Employment and Social Policy Council x 2 | 2 | 1,600 |
Note:
All travel complied with the requirements of the "Ministerial Code" and "Travel by Ministers".
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