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Teachers: Essex

Volume 494: debated on Wednesday 24 June 2009

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Bob Spink

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants were employed in schools in (i) Essex and (ii) Castle Point (A) in 1997 and (B) on the latest date for which information is available. (280448)

Mr. Coaker

The following table provides the full-time equivalent number of teachers and teaching assistants employed in local authority maintained schools in the former Essex local authority area and Castle Point parliamentary constituency, January 1997 and 2008.

Full-time equivalent teachers and teaching assistants in local authority maintained schools—years January 1997 and 2008

Coverage: Essex local authority and Castle Point parliamentary constituency

2008

1997

Essex

Former Essex LA areas

Castle Point3

Southend

Thurrock

Essex (post 1 April 1998)

Castle Point3

Teachers1

12,580

710

1,740

1,200

11,150

730

Teaching assistants2,3

1,720

80

610

590

4,410

280

1 Qualified and unqualified teachers.

2 Teaching assistants include teaching assistants, special needs support staff and minority ethnic pupil support staff. 2008 figures also include higher level teaching assistants.

3 School Census and the Annual survey of teachers in service and teacher vacancies,618g (Essex teacher numbers).

Note:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.