The information is set out in the following tables:
Year1 FTE staff numbers Percentage change 1997 4,480 — 1998 4,500 +0.4 1999 4,560 +1.3 2000 4,970 +9 2001 5,430 +9.3 2002 4,820 -11.2 2003 5,020 +4.1 2004 5,130 +2.2 2005 4,550 -11.3 20062 4,166 -8.4 1 The numbers recorded are from April in each year. 2 At 1 July 2006
The information for 1997 to 2001 relates to the former Department for Education and Employment.
Year1 FTE teacher numbers (thousand) Percentage change 1997 399.2 — 1998 397.7 -0.4 1999 401.2 +0.9 2000 404.6 +0.9 2001 410.2 +1.4 2002 419.6 +2.3 2003 423.6 +0.9 2004 427.7 +1.0 2005 431.9 +1.0 2006 (provisional) 435.4 +0.8 1 The numbers recorded are from January in each year.