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Teachers: Resignations
Michael Gove:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many teachers under 60 years old have left the profession since 1997. [191304]
Jim Knight:
Provisional estimates show that in March 2006 there were 104,580 qualified teachers under age 60 who had left the English local authority maintained sector since January 1997 and were still out of recorded service. This figure excludes teachers who have been awarded retirement benefits and includes those who have left service temporarily. An unknown number will be in service in other education sectors or establishments which are not part of the teachers’ pensions scheme.
The information provided is from the database of teacher records which is maintained on behalf of the Department for pension administration purposes.
Teachers: Retirement
Michael Gove:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many teachers retired from the profession in each year since 1997. [195215]
Jim Knight:
I refer the hon. Member to the following website
using excel link “Additional tables giving information on teacher retirements”. The information can be found in Table H1 of the workbook, copies of which have been placed in the House Libraries.
| Table H1: Retirements from local authority maintained schools( 1) — Type of award by sex and year of award. Year: 1989-90 to 2006-07—Coverage: England |
| | Premature ( 2) | Age | Ill-health ( 3) | Total |
| Financial year (1 April to 31 March) | Men | Women | Men and Women | Men | Women | Men and Women | Men | Women | Men and Women | Men | Women | Men and Women |
|
1989-90( 4)
|
3,220
|
4,840
|
8,060
|
960
|
2,550
|
3,500
|
1,270
|
2,310
|
3,580
|
5,440
|
9,700
|
15,140
|
|
1990-91( 4)
|
3,000
|
4,740
|
7,740
|
890
|
2,610
|
3,500
|
1,420
|
2,860
|
4,280
|
5,310
|
10,210
|
15,520
|
|
1991-92 (4)
|
2,470
|
4,070
|
6,530
|
810
|
2,360
|
3,170
|
1,390
|
2,640
|
4,030
|
4,660
|
9,070
|
13,730
|
|
1992-93 (4)
|
2,760
|
4,400
|
7,170
|
750
|
2,560
|
3,310
|
1,440
|
2,610
|
4,050
|
4,950
|
9,580
|
14,530
|
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|
1993-94 (4)
|
3,180
|
4,860
|
8,030
|
850
|
2,580
|
3,430
|
1,840
|
2,990
|
4,820
|
5,860
|
10,420
|
16,290
|
|
1994-95 (4)
|
2,730
|
4,390
|
7,120
|
780
|
2,740
|
3,520
|
1,970
|
3,310
|
5,290
|
5,490
|
10,440
|
15,930
|
|
1995-96 (4)
|
3,360
|
5,240
|
8,600
|
760
|
2,720
|
3,480
|
1,870
|
3,290
|
5,160
|
5,990
|
11,250
|
17,240
|
|
1996-97 (4)
|
3,840
|
6,370
|
10,210
|
700
|
2,600
|
3,300
|
1,810
|
3,170
|
4,980
|
6,360
|
12,130
|
18,490
|
|
1997-98 (4)
|
4,350
|
7,020
|
11,370
|
810
|
2,770
|
3,580
|
1,200
|
2,070
|
3,260
|
6,350
|
11,860
|
18,210
|
|
1998-99 (4)
|
950
|
1,430
|
2,370
|
840
|
2,990
|
3,840
|
850
|
1,440
|
2,290
|
2,640
|
5,860
|
8,500
|
|
1999-2000 (4)
|
1,140
|
1,520
|
2,650
|
1,000
|
3,280
|
4,280
|
860
|
1,470
|
2,320
|
2,990
|
6,260
|
9,250
|
|
2000-01 (4)
|
1,270
|
1,890
|
3,160
|
1,000
|
3,240
|
4,240
|
1,040
|
1,590
|
2,630
|
3,300
|
6,720
|
10,020
|
|
2001-02 (4)
|
1,330
|
2,150
|
3,470
|
1,090
|
3,350
|
4,440
|
920
|
1,460
|
2,380
|
3,340
|
6,950
|
10,290
|
|
2002-03( 4)
|
1,510
|
2,450
|
3,960
|
1,290
|
3,720
|
5,010
|
770
|
1,260
|
2,030
|
3,580
|
7,420
|
11,000
|
|
2003-04 (4)
|
1,910
|
3,030
|
4,930
|
1,420
|
4,160
|
5,580
|
770
|
1,100
|
1,870
|
4,090
|
8,290
|
12,380
|
|
2004-05 (4,5)
|
2,400
|
3,660
|
6,060
|
1,660
|
4,830
|
6,490
|
620
|
950
|
1,580
|
4,690
|
9,440
|
14,120
|
|
2005-06 (4,5)
|
2,660
|
3,990
|
6,640
|
1,610
|
4,730
|
6,330
|
570
|
930
|
1,500
|
4,830
|
9,650
|
14,480
|
|
2006-07 (4,5)
|
2,950
|
4,510
|
7,460
|
2,000
|
6,300
|
8,300
|
390
|
700
|
1,090
|
5,340
|
11,510
|
16,850
|
(1) Excludes sixth form colleges.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) All years are subject to slight revision due to the addition of retrospective awards and suspension of pension benefits where teachers return to service.
(5) 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 are provisional estimates.
Source:
Pensioner Statistical System (PENSTATS).
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