(2) how many teachers who have qualified since 1997 are no longer in the profession;
(3) how many teachers under the age of 60 have left the profession since 1997.
The following table provides the headcount number of teachers who attained qualified teacher status (QTS) in each year from 1997 to 2006 who were recorded in full or part-time regular service in the local authority maintained sector in March 2007, the latest year available.
Year of attaining QTS Total in maintained sector service March 2007 Percentage in service2 1997 16,400 57.5 1998 16,000 59.1 1999 17,100 62.9 2000 15,900 64.4 2001 17,300 66.6 2002 20,000 69.5 2003 23,100 70.2 2004 25,900 71.9 20053 27,100 72.7 20063 25,300 68.6 Total 204,000 66.9 1 The location where all teachers gained QTS cannot be determined within England and Wales and therefore this table covers those qualifying and in maintained service in both countries. 2 As a percentage of all teachers recorded as attaining QTS irrespective of whether or not they ever entered service anywhere. 3 Provisional. Source: Database of Teacher Records (DTR).
Provisional figures from the DTR, which records all teachers attaining QTS, show that in March 2007 there were 37,600 full and part-time teachers in England gaining QTS since 1997 who entered and then left service in any recorded sector. Recorded sectors on the DTR include maintained schools in England and Wales, independent schools that are members of the Teachers' Pensions Scheme, further education colleges and certain higher education colleges. The source also shows that there were 132,800 teachers aged under 60 attaining QTS at any time who were no longer in service in any recorded sector.
These figures may exclude teachers whose current service status information has not been received as yet. It is also estimated that between 15 and 20 per cent. of part-time teachers service is not recorded on the DTR. The numbers in service are, therefore, an underestimate and those out of service an overestimate. The figures also include teachers who have left the profession temporarily.