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Teachers

Volume 173: debated on Tuesday 22 May 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the full-time equivalent number of teachers in Wales and in each Welsh local education authority, by Burnham scale and sex.

The number of teachers receiving incentive allowances at March 1988 is given in the following table.The Burnham scale has been replaced in schools by the school teachers pay and conditions document.

Salary Scale

Clwyd

Dyfed

Gwent

Gwynedd

Mid Glam

Powys

S. Glam

W.Glam

WALES

Main Scale & C75353204662
Main Scale & B403339345177430753034102,482
Main Scale & A893011046529121121551
Main Scale & None1,1101,2461,5408742,2844571,3651,35310,229
Other31421244131
Total1,9451,9482,3851,2543,2516632,1042,12615,676

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, by education authority and for Wales as a whole, what is the number and percentage of teachers by sex with (a) less than one year, (b) one year, (c) two years, (d) three years, (e) four years, (f) five years, (g) six to 10 years,(h) 11 to 15 years and (i) over 16 years teaching experience in their current school.

Teachers in primary schools
Experience in present school1
Local authorityLess than I year (per cent.)1 year (per cent.)2 years (per cent.)3 years (per cent.)4 years (per cent.)5 years (per cent.)6–10 years (per cent.)11–15 years (per cent.)More than 15 years (per cent.)Total (per cent.)Total (thousands)
Male
Clwyd4·57·97·415·84·06·725·711·416·61000·4
Dyfed6·612·316·26·36·96·315·012·917·41000·3
Gwent12·58·716·39·43·46·515·217·011·01000·4
Gwynedd4·510·47·54·510·15·228·09·720·11000·3
Mid Glamorgann/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Powys7·56·78·211·28·24·520·116·417·21000·1
South Glamorgan9·58·712·07·48·714·017·412·010·31000·2
West Glamorgan14·713·56·95·85·83·723·115·011·51000·3
Total28·99·810·98·96·06·820·613·614·41002·7
Female
Clwyd7·07·110·25·64·75·429·213·517·31001·3
Dyfed14·98·37·55·96·06·118·616·216·51001·2
Gwent11·210·210·98·16·34·416·917·114·81001·5
Gwynedd11·28·18·27·66·33·419·716·918·61000·7
Mid Glamorgann/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Powys12·613·17·75·45·64·217·116·617·61000·4
South Glamorgan20·98·48·46·94·83·819·015·312·41001·4
West Glamorgan19·88·06·36·06·74·714·318·715·71001·5
Total214·58·68·56·65·94·619·116·515·71009·9
1 These figures are based on primary school staffing survey carried out in March 1987. Only 32 per cent, of teachers responded to the survey and thus figures shown are estimates based on grossed data.
2 No data is available for Mid Glamorgan but the Wales totals include an estimate for the county.
n/a=Not available.
Teachers in secondary schools1
Experience in present school
Local authorityLess than 1 year (per cent.)1 year (per cent.)2 years (per cent.)3 years (per cent.)4 years (per cent.)5 years (per cent.)6–10 years (per cent.)11–15 years (per cent.)More than 15 years (per cent.)Total (per cent.)Total (thousands)
Male
Clwyd8·35·35·76·63·75·521·120·423·41001·0
Dyfed5·85·04·55·35·96·920·723·222·71000·8
Gwent5·23·75·45·13·94·822·026·223·91001·0
Gwynedd5·85·34·24·16·34·524·717·028·11000·6
Mid Glamorgan5·44·43·62·84·16·421·223·528·51001·3
Powys12·64·54·95·54·96·514·916·829·41000·3
South Glamorgan6·27·43·94·44·03·817·223·329·91000·8
West Glamorgan5·64·36·17·84·33·319·323·226·31000·8
Total6·34·94·85·04·55·220·622·426·31006·6
Female
Clwyd13·47·17·15·86·85·826·318·19·71000·8
Dyfed18·07·76·16·34·76·518·815·716·11000·8
Gwent14·88·37·44·54·64·122·717·915·71001·0
Gwynedd13·47·34·45·34·57·125·615·417·11000·6
Mid Glamorgan8·58·75·15·03·86·423·620·118·71001·1
Powys22·48·35·88·72·55·120·68·718·11000·3
South Glamorgan18·110·17·04·75·64·220·516·912·91000·8
West Glamorgan15·44·97·05·04·64·019·919·919·31000·8
Total14·67·86·35·34·85·422·417·515·81006·2
1 These figures are based on secondary school staffing survey carried out in February 1989. Seventy-eight per cent, of teachers responded to the survey and thus figures shown are estimates based on grossed data.

The information requested is available only in the form of estimates produced from the 1987 primary schools staffing survey and the 1989 secondary schools staffing survey, and is provided in the following tables: