(2) how many and what percentage of (a) all teachers and (b) teachers in (i) community schools, (ii) voluntary-aided schools, (iii) voluntary controlled schools, (iv) foundation schools, (v) academies and (vi) city technology colleges (A) took voluntary redundancy payments, (B) took early retirement, (C) retired and (D) were dismissed in each year between 1997 and 2007.
Information on the number of teachers who took redundancy payments, the amount of these payments and the number of teachers who were subject to dismissal is not collected centrally.
The following table provides the number of teachers who retired in each year from 1997/98 to 2005/06 in the maintained schools sector, city technology colleges and academies by type of retirement.
The figures include teachers who may have left teaching service some years before being awarded retirement benefits. The year given is that of the award. Early retirements include premature and actuarially reduced benefit retirements but exclude ill-health retirements which are listed separately. This information is not available broken down for the other school types requested. 2005/06 is the latest information available.
Financial year (1 April to 31 March) Early retirements2 Age Ill-health3 Total 1997-984 Maintained schools 11,370 3,580 3,260 18,210 City technology colleges 10 0 6— 10 Academies — — — — 1998-994 Maintained schools 2,380 3,830 2,290 8,490 City technology colleges 0 6— 6— 10 Academies — — — — 1999-20004 Maintained schools 2,650 4,270 2,320 9,240 City technology colleges 6— 6— 6— 10 Academies — — — — 2000-014 Maintained schools 3,160 4,230 2,630 10,020 City technology colleges 0 6— 6— 6— Academies — — — — 2001-024 Maintained Schools 3,480 4,420 2,380 10,270 City technology Colleges 6— 6— 0 10 Academies — — — — 2002-034 Maintained schools 3,960 4,960 2,030 10,950 City technology colleges 10 6— 6— 10 Academies — — — — 2003-044,5 Maintained schools 4,930 5,530 1,870 12,330 City technology colleges 10 6— 0 10 Academies 6— 6— 6— 10 2004-054,5 Maintained schools 6,060 6,430 1,580 14,060 City technology colleges 10 10 6— 10 Academies 10 6— 6— 10 2005-064,5 Maintained schools 6,640 6,180 1,470 14,300 City technology colleges 6— 10 6— 10 Academies 20 10 6— 30 1 Academies were not introduced until 2003-04. 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 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 are provisional estimates. 6 Nil or negligible. Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: Pensioner Statistical System (PENSTATS)