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Student Profiles

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students in the 2002–03 intake in higher education in England and Wales are estimated to come from families with an income under (a) £10,000 and (b) £20,480 per annum. [104652]

Margaret Hodge: The information requested is currently not available. I refer my hon. Friend to the response given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Skills to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Lynne Jones) on 6 February 2003, Official Report, column 357W.

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time students in the 2002–03 higher education intake estimated to have come from households with family income of less than £10,000 are (i) under the age of 21, (ii) under the age of 25, (iii) under the age of 30 and (iv) over the age of 30. [104706]

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Margaret Hodge: The information requested is currently not available. I refer my hon. Friend to the response given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Skills to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Lynne Jones) on 6 February 2003, Official Report, column 357W.

Teacher Retention

Mr. Fabian Hamilton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers stopped teaching in each of the last 10 years for reasons other than retirement; and what the average length of service of such teachers was in each of those years. [105540]

Mr. Miliband: Table 1 shows the number of teachers leaving 1 , 2 full-time or part-time 3 service in the maintained schools sector in England who did not enter retirement, by age at the end of the financial year in which they left service, for 1990–91 to 2000–01.

Table 2 shows the average length of service of these teachers at the end of the financial year in which they left service, by age at the end of that year, for 1993–94 4 to 2000–01.

Table 1—Numbers leaving service by age at 31 March

0–2525–3030–3535–4040–4545–5050–5555–60Total
19915704,4304,6205,7305,8203,4701,88091027,420
19924303,7003,6504,5504,8703,2201,54086022,830
19933503,2902,9503,7504,2703,0001,47077019,850
19942803,1803,1703,4104,4503,4501,55083020,310
19953703,3003,2503,1603,8903,3701,54075019,620
19964203,6503,4102,9203,6903,6001,55075020,000
19974103,5703,2602,5803,1703,2301,67072018,600
19984704,0203,8902,9303,6504,1802,30079022,220
19995304,5704,0402,9803,2904,2002,8601,09023,560
20005104,6904,3503,3803,5004,5103,6501,44026,020
20015304,5704,3903,1803,0304,1704,0001,74025,610


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Table 2—Average length of service (years) of those leaving service by age at 31 March

0–2525–3030–3535–4040–4545–5050–5555–60Total(46)
19941.23.05.99.111.513.915.917.99.8
19951.33.15.89.111.814.115.918.69.8
19961.23.05.78.711.214.115.918.59.5
19971.33.05.88.711.514.516.220.29.7
19981.23.05.88.511.715.116.919.110.0
19991.23.05.78.411.815.417.720.710.3
20001.33.05.78.411.615.418.221.710.7
20011.23.15.98.711.515.819.622.811.4

(42) Leavers are those qualified regular teachers who were in full-time or part-time service in the maintained schools sector in England at 31 March of the previous year, who were not in service in that sector and had not entered retirement at 31 March of the year shown.

(43) The information is from Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) returns. The scheme covers the maintained schools sector plus some of the independent, further education and higher education sectors. Teachers shown as leaving regular service in the maintained sector in England may have moved to:

other service that is recorded on the scheme, e.g. service in some independent schools or service in Wales;

service that is not recorded, for example higher education establishments that are not in the TPS, these will appear to have left teaching service.Some leavers will be taking career breaks and will return to service at a later date.

(44) Around 10 per cent. to 20 per cent. of part-timers may not be included.

(45) Length of service information is not available for years 1990–91 to 1992–93.

(46) Teachers leaving service at the age of 60 or over who are not recorded as entering retirement have not been included in Table 1, since teachers who leave the scheme after the retirement age of 60 automatically qualify for retirement benefits. However, such teachers have been included in the 'Total' average length of service calculation in Table 2.


Mr. Fabian Hamilton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers were granted early retirement on the grounds of ill health in each year since 1998. [105541]

Mr. Miliband: Ill health retirements from the maintained schools sector in England are shown in

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table 44 of the 2002 edition of 'Statistics of Education: School Workforce in England'. A copy of this volume has been placed in the Library. The table is also available on the statistics section of the DfES website at: www.dfes.gov.uk/statistics/DB/VOL/v0380/456-t44.htm.

Table 44: Retirements—Retirements from the maintained schools sector(47): Type of award and sex by year of award: England

Premature(48)AgeIll-health(49)Total
Financial year(1 April to 31 March)MenWomenMen and womenMenWomenMen and womenMenWomenMen and womenMenWomenMen and women
1989–903,2204,8408,0609602,5503,5001,2702,3103,5805,4409,70015,140
1990–913,0004,7407,7408902,6103,5001,4202,8604,2805,31010,21015,520
1991–922,4704,0706,5308102,3603,1701,3902,6404,0304,6609,07013,730
1992–932,7604,4007,1707502,5603,3101,4402,6104,0504,9509,58014,530
1993–943,1804,8608,0308502,5803,4301,8402,9904,8205,86010,42016,290
1994–952,7304,3907,1207802,7403,5201,9703,3105,2905,49010,44015,930
1995–963,3605,2408,6007602,7203,4801,8703,2905,1605,99011,25017,240
1996–973,8406,37010,2107002,6003,2901,8103,1704,9806,35012,13018,480
1997–98(48)4,4007,09011,4907702,7403,5101,2102,0903,3006,38011,92018,300
1998–999701,4502,4207902,9503,7408601,4602,3202,6205,8608,480
1999–20001,1501,5302,6709303,2604,1908701,4802,3502,9406,2709,210
2000–011,2801,9103,1909503,2004,1501,0401,6102,6503,2706,7209,990
2001–02(50)1,3302,1603,4909703,1404,1209101,4402,3503,2106,7509,950

(47) Excludes sixth form colleges.

(48) The effect of the change in the Teachers' Pension Scheme as from 31 August 1997 was that many more teachers took early retirement in 1997 than in previous years. Premature includes Actuarially Reduced Benefit retirements from 2000–01.

(49) Changes in the statutory regulations governing ill-health retirement came into force on 1 April 1997. To qualify for ill-health retirement benefits a teacher must now be regarded as permanently unfit to teach.

(50) 2001–02 data are provisional.

Source:

Pensioner Statistical System (PENSTATS)


Mr. Fabian Hamilton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of teachers were aged 45 or over in (a) 2002, (b) 1997, (c) 1992, (d) 1987 and (e) 1982. [105542]

Mr. Miliband: The table provides age breakdowns of teachers in full-time service.

Percentage of teachers by age(51)

Year of service(March)Under 3030–4445 and over
1982(52)234631
1987(53)145332
1992(54)135037
1997(54)174043
2001(54),(55)193546

(51) Age as at 31 March in each year shown.

(52) Full-time teachers in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in England and Wales. Includes teachers in sixth form colleges.

(53) Full-time teachers in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in England. Includes teachers in sixth form colleges.

(54) Full-time teachers in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in England. Excludes teachers in sixth form colleges.

(55) 2001 is the most recent year for which these data are available.

Note:

Figures are rounded and may not appear to sum to 100 per cent.


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