To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average annual wage was of (a) secondary and (b) primary head teachers in each year since 1997. (79878)

The following table provides the average salary of full-time head teachers in nursery, primary and secondary schools in England and Wales in each March from 1997 to March 2003, the latest year for which information is available.

For both nursery/primary and secondary heads, the average salary has increased by 19 per cent. in real terms over the period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average length of time served in post by head teachers in England was according to the most recently available figures. (80014)

The information requested is not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 20 June 2006, Official Report, column 1704W, on head teachers, what percentage of all teachers in the leadership group retired early in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04 and (c) 2004-05. (80534)

The following table provides the percentage of teachers in the leadership group who retired early (defined as before the normal pension age of 60 on premature, actuarially reduced (ARB) or ill health grounds) in each year from 2002-03 to 2004-05, the latest information available.