The following tables provide the full-time equivalent number of teaching assistants employed in local authority maintained schools in each local authority in the North East Government Office Region, in each January from 2005 to 2009 broken down by the phase of education.
Nursery 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 North East 150 120 150 140 150 Gateshead * * * * * Newcastle upon Tyne 50 40 50 20 30 North Tyneside 10 * * * * South Tyneside 10 10 10 10 10 Sunderland 50 30 40 40 50 Hartlepool * * * * * Middlesbrough * * * * * Redcar and Cleveland * * * * * Stockton-on-Tees * * * * * Durham 10 20 40 40 50 Darlington 10 10 10 10 * Northumberland * * * * *
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 North East 4,040 4,180 4,550 5,060 5,130 Gateshead 320 340 370 390 380 Newcastle upon Tyne 440 320 360 370 370 North Tyneside 180 250 260 310 260 South Tyneside 270 280 270 290 320 Sunderland 540 540 640 680 630 Hartlepool 190 180 170 260 280 Middlesbrough 340 330 360 390 420 Redcar and Cleveland 150 220 210 290 290 Stockton-on-Tees 210 240 270 360 370 Durham 730 740 810 860 940 Darlington 160 190 220 250 220 Northumberland 520 550 600 620 660
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 North East 1,250 1,480 1,580 1,650 1,800 Gateshead 40 50 50 40 60 Newcastle upon Tyne 110 160 170 170 210 North Tyneside 70 90 100 120 110 South Tyneside 90 100 70 80 80 Sunderland 110 140 150 140 150 Hartlepool 100 80 90 90 100 Middlesbrough 60 70 70 70 100 Redcar and Cleveland 60 90 110 130 140 Stockton-on-Tees 80 100 100 130 140 Durham 160 170 200 200 210 Darlington 50 40 60 50 50 Northumberland 310 380 410 420 440
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 North East 130 140 1,050 1,050 1,170 Gateshead 10 10 90 80 90 Newcastle upon Tyne 10 10 110 100 110 North Tyneside 10 10 110 80 110 South Tyneside 20 10 70 70 70 Sunderland 10 10 120 140 150 Hartlepool * 10 20 30 30 Middlesbrough 30 30 110 90 110 Redcar and Cleveland 10 20 10 80 100 Stockton-on-Tees 10 10 90 80 100 Durham 10 10 170 160 160 Darlington 10 10 40 40 40 Northumberland * * 100 110 120
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 North East 870 1,010 130 130 150 Gateshead 80 90 10 * 10 Newcastle upon Tyne 90 100 10 10 10 North Tyneside 20 90 * * * South Tyneside 60 70 20 20 10 Sunderland 100 130 10 10 10 Hartlepool 20 40 10 10 * Middlesbrough 100 90 20 20 30 Redcar and Cleveland 20 50 10 20 30 Stockton-on-Tees 70 70 10 10 10 Durham 180 160 10 20 20 Darlington 40 40 10 10 20 Northumberland 80 90 * * *
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 North East 6,430 6,930 7,450 8,030 8,400 Gateshead 450 480 520 510 550 Newcastle upon Tyne 700 620 700 670 720 North Tyneside 290 430 470 520 480 South Tyneside 440 470 440 460 500 Sunderland 810 850 960 1,020 990 Hartlepool 310 310 300 390 410 Middlesbrough 530 520 570 580 650 Redcar and Cleveland 240 380 350 520 550 Stockton-on-Tees 380 430 470 570 610 Durham 1,090 1,100 1,220 1,280 1,370 Darlington 270 300 340 350 320 Northumberland 910 1,040 1,120 1,150 1,230 1 Excludes CTCs and Academies. * = Zero or less than 5. Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census