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Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers in Buckinghamshire schools left the profession before retirement age in each year since 1992. [20131]
Mr. Timms: Numbers of qualified teachers who have left full or part time regular service in the maintained schools sector in England since 1992, who were under 60 and who were teaching in Buckinghamshire at the time of leaving are as follows:
| Financial year of leaving | Buckinghamshire | Milton Keynes | "Old" Buckinghamshire(28) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | — | — | 650 |
| 1992–93 | — | — | 540 |
| 1993–94 | — | — | 440 |
| 1994–95 | — | — | 400 |
| 1995–96 | — | — | 510 |
| 1996–97 | — | — | 500 |
| 1997–98 | — | — | 560 |
| 1998–99 | 320 | 170 | 490 |
| 1999–2000(29) | 310 | 160 | 470 |
(28) Buckinghamshire LEA was split into Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes LEAs as a result of local government reorganisation in 1998.
(29) The most recent year for which data are available is 1999–2000. These data are still provisional.
1. The figures exclude 10 per cent. to 20 per cent. of part-time teachers not included on the teacher pension scheme records.
2. Some teachers who left service will return after a career break.
3. Leavers include teachers who moved to teach in other countries, or the independent or F/HE sectors, those who were not teaching and not receiving a pension, and those who had left with premature, ill health or actuarially reduced pensions.
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Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the annual average staff turnover has been in secondary schools in the last five academic years. [20106]
Mr. Timms: Turnover data are not available for academic years.
The annual average staff turnover of full and part time regular teachers in maintained secondary schools in England in the last five financial years for which data are available are as follows:
| Year | Turnover(30) |
|---|---|
| 1995–96 | 15.9 |
| 1996–97 | 16.5 |
| 1997–98 | 18.2 |
| 1998–99 | 15.5 |
| 1999–2000(31) | 15.9 |
(30) Turnover includes teachers leaving regular service in the English maintained sector and changing schools within the maintained sector. Employers do not always notify details of a teacher moving between schools in their employment and so the overall level of turnover quoted is lower than the true level, which is not known.
(31) 1999–2000 data are provisional.
Note:
The figures exclude 10 per cent. to 20 per cent. of part-time teachers not included on the teacher pension scheme records.
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the annual average staff turnover has been in primary schools in the last five academic years. [20107]
Mr. Timms: Turnover data are not available for academic years.
The annual average staff turnover of full and part-time regular teachers in maintained nursery/primary schools in England in the last five financial years for which data are available are as follows:
| Turnover(32) | |
|---|---|
| 1995–96 | 14.1 |
| 1996–97 | 13.8 |
| 1997–98 | 15.2 |
| 1998–99 | 13.3 |
| 1999–2000(33) | 14.2 |
(32) Turnover includes teachers leaving regular service in the English maintained sector and changing schools within the maintained sector. Employers do not always notify details of a teacher moving between schools in their employment and so the overall level of turnover quoted is lower than the true level, which is not known.
(33) 1999–2000 data are provisional.
The figures exclude 10 per cent. to 20 per cent. of part-time teachers not included on the teacher pension scheme records.
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Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many newly qualified teachers who began work in London and the South East have left the profession within the five years since 1997. [20261]
Mr. Timms: Teachers who gained their teaching qualification in England; were in full or part-time regular service in the maintained schools sector in London or the south-east in March of the year after they qualified; and who were not in service in the maintained schools sector in England five years later, are as follows:
| Year of qualification/ | Not in service in the maintained sector in England five years after first service | |
|---|---|---|
| not in service at | Number | Percentage |
| 1991 | ||
| March 1997 | 1,230 | 29 |
| 1992 | ||
| March 1998 | 1,510 | 31 |
| 1993 | ||
| March 1999 | 1,610 | 30 |
| 1994 | ||
| March 2000(34) | 1,860 | 32 |
(34) The most recent year for which data are available is 1999–2000. These data are still provisional.
The figures exclude 10 per cent. to 20 per cent. of part-time teachers not included on the teacher pension scheme records.
Some teachers who leave service will return after a career break.
Leavers include teachers who moved to teach in other countries, or the independent or FE/HE sectors, those who were not teaching and not receiving a pension, and those who had left with premature, ill health or actuarially reduced pensions.
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teacher vacancies there are at each (a) primary and (b) secondary school in the Portsmouth, South constituency. [21222]
Mr. Timms: The information is not available in the form requested.
The numbers of full-time vacancies for teachers in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in Portsmouth local authority in January 2001 were as follows:
| Number of vacancies | |
|---|---|
| Nursery and primary | 20 |
| Secondary | 36 |
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers working in the Buckingham constituency took early retirement under (a) premature and (b) ill-health retirement arrangements in each year since 1997. [23724]
Mr. Timms: The information is not available in the form requested. The numbers of teachers from the maintained schools sector in Buckinghamshire local education authority, who took premature or ill-health retirement, were as follows.
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| 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01(35) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premature | 149 | 58 | 37 | 32 |
| Ill-health | 23 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
(35) Provisional data
Note:
There were no teachers who took actuarially reduced pensions
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many days on average were lost per teacher due to sickness in each of the last five years (a) nationally and (b) in the Buckingham constituency. [23725]
Mr. Timms: Information for the Buckingham constituency is not collected centrally.
The average number of days of sickness absence taken per teacher in the maintained schools sector in calendar years 1999 and 2000, in the Buckinghamshire local authority area and England were, as follows:
| 1999 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire | 4 | 5 |
| England(36) | 5 | 5 |
(36) England figures have been estimated to allow for local authorities that did not make a return. Teacher sickness absence data was not collected centrally before calendar year 1999.
Teachers (Assaults)
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers were subject to violent assaults in schools in the last year for which records are available. [23497]
Mr. Timms: The information is not collected centrally. However, the number of injuries to teachers involving acts of assault or violence in England, Wales, and Scotland reported to the Health and Safety Executive in 2000–01 was 166.
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers were assaulted by (a) pupils and (b) parents in the Buckingham constituency in each year since 1997; and in how many cases a conviction was obtained. [23723]
Mr. Timms: The Department does not hold these data. Buckinghamshire local education authority has informed us that, from 1998 to 31 July 2001, there were 552 assaults on teachers in the county. 541 were by pupils, the majority by pupils in special schools. Eleven were by parents and others. The authority is not aware of any convictions.
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