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Teachers
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the resignation rate of teachers was in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by region; and what percentage of each region's teacher workforce each represents. [205378]
Mr. Stephen Twigg:
The information is not collected in the format requested.
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The latest information on teacher turnover and wastage is provided in the following table. Additional information on wastage rates are contained in the "School Workforce in England" volume 2003 edition, a copy of which has been placed in the House of Commons Library. It is also available at the following URL:
http://www.dfes.qov.uk/rsqatewav/DBA/OL/v000443/index.shtml
(48) 10–20 per cent. of part-time teachers may not be included in the data.
(49) Full-time turnover is defined as all teachers in full-time service in the English maintained schools sector on 31 March 2001 who were not in full-time service in the same establishment on 31 March 2002. Turnover therefore includes wastage, transfers to other establishments within the maintained schools sector and teachers leaving to part-time service. Not all employers record all movements between schools within their employ so rates are underestimated.
(50) Full-time wastage is defined as all teachers in full-time service in the English maintained schools sector on 31 March 2001 who were not in full-time service anywhere in the English maintained schools sector on 31 March 2002. This includes teachers leaving to part-time service.
(51) Part-time turnover is defined as all teachers in part-time service in the English maintained schools sector on 31 March 2001 who were not in part-time service in the same establishment on 31 March 2002. Turnover therefore includes wastage, transfers to other establishments within the maintained schools sector and teachers leaving to full-time service. Not all employers record all movements between schools within their employ so rates are underestimated.
(52) Part-time wastage is defined as all teachers in part-time service in the English maintained schools sector on 31 March 2001 who were not in part-time service anywhere in the English maintained schools sector on 31 March 2002. This includes teachers leaving to full-time service.
(53) Full-time and part-time wastage is defined as all teachers in full-time or part-time service in the English maintained schools sector on 31 March 2001 who were not in full-time or part-time service anywhere in the English maintained schools sector on 31 March 2002. This does not include moves between full-time and part-time service.
(54) Provisional data.
Source:
Database of Teacher Records
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the retention rate in percentage terms was for registered trainee teachers after (a) one year of teaching, (b) two years of teaching and (c) five years of teaching in the latest year for which figures are available. [205389]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: The following table gives the percentage of newly qualified teachers who entered full time and part-time regular service in 2001–02, 1999–00 and 1997–98 who remained in regular service in maintained sector schools at March 2003. This is the latest year for which figures are available.
| Year of entry | Percentage in service March 2003 |
|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 90.7 |
| 1999–2000 | 80.3 |
| 1997–98 | 74.2 |
Source:
Database of Teachers' Records.
Teachers who have left service may be out of service temporarily or in service outside of the English maintained sector.
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Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what his estimate is of the total number of teacher vacancies of longer than three months duration in (a) the primary sector, (b) the secondary sector and (c) further education. [205387]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: The information is not collected centrally.
General vacancy information for primary and secondary sectors is available from SFR 34/2004, a copy of which has been placed in the House of Commons Library. It is also available at the following URL: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsaateway/DB/SFR/s000493/index.shtml
Mr. Willis:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many secondary school teachers left the profession before completing five years of teaching (a) in total and (b) broken down by subject,
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in (i) England, (ii) each region and (iii) each local education authority in the latest year for which figures are available. [205054]
Mr. Stephen Twigg [holding answer 14 December 2004]: The following tables give the number of full-time and part-time newly qualified teachers who first entered regular service in maintained secondary schools in the financial year 1996–97, who were not in such service at March 2002 broken down by subject of initial teacher training and government office region of first entry. This is the latest year available by government office region.
National figures are also given for teachers who entered service in 1997–98 who had left service by March 2003 by subject. This is not available by government office region.
Information is not available at local education authority level.
Notes:
1. Data are provisional.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
3. — zero or less than 5.
4. 10–20 per cent. of teachers may not be included in the data.
5. Teachers are counted for each subject of teacher training and therefore may appear more than once where they have more than one subject of qualification. Teachers appear only once in the overall totals however and therefore these figures are lower than the sum of the individual subjects.
6. There was a change in the categorisation of Art and Technology between the two years and the figures for these subjects are therefore not comparable.
7. Teachers who have left service may be out of service temporarily or in service outside of the English maintained secondary sector.
Source:
Database of Teachers' Records.
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Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to move pension provisions for teachers employed by local authorities into line with those employed by the local education authority. [205548]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: The Teachers' Pension Scheme (England and Wales) covers all teachers employed by, or in, schools maintained by a local education authority as well as any teachers employed directly by a local authority. The Teachers' Pension Scheme is a group scheme and all scheme members have access to the same range of benefits.
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the mean age at which teachers retired was (a) on the latest date for which figures are available and (b) in 1994; and what estimate he has made of the likely mean age at which teachers will retire in 2014. [205388]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: The average age of retirement of teachers in the Teachers' Pension Scheme, whose last service was in the maintained sector in England in 2003–04, excluding those retiring on ill health grounds, was 59. This is the latest year for which figures are available. In 1993–94 the average age was 58. No estimate has been made of the likely mean age at which teachers will retire in 2014.
The following table gives the average age of teachers at retirement broken down by the type of retirement.
| 2003–04 | 1993–94 | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 61 | 62 |
| Premature | 57 | 56 |
| Actuarially reduced | 57 | (55)— |
| Total | 59 | 58 |
(55) Not applicable: Actuarially reduced pension benefits were introduced from 2000–01.
Note:
Information for 2003–04 is provisional.
Source:
Pensioner Statistical System
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