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Schools: Teachers

Volume 699: debated on Wednesday 5 March 2008

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Adonis on 22 February (Official Report, 22/2/08; col. WA 96), for each year from 1998 to the present, how many secondary school teachers left the profession (a) within the first five years; (b) after more than five years and less than 10 years; and (c) after more than 10 years and less than 15 years. [HL2140]

The following table provides the number of full- and part-time regular qualified teachers who left service from local authority-maintained sector secondary schools in each year from 1997-98 to 2005-06, the latest year available, broken down by the total length of service. It is not known whether these teachers were leaving service permanently.

Full- and part-time1 regular qualified teachers leaving service from local authority maintained secondary schools2

Coverage: England

Length of service3

Year

Less than 5 years

5 and less than 10 years

10 and less than 15 years

Over 15 years

Total leaving service

1997-98

4,080

2,200

2,030

9,830

18,140

1998-99

4,810

2,440

1,940

6,870

16,060

1999-00

4,850

2,590

1,960

7,390

16,790

2000-01

5,180

2,790

1,930

8,210

18,100

2001-02

5,090

2,820

1,960

8,450

18,320

2002-03

5,500

3,300

2,160

9,750

20,710

2003-04

5,530

3,050

2,000

9,700

20,280

2004-05 (p)

4,780

2,600

1,780

9,300

18,450

2005-06 (p)

5,300

3,070

2,010

9,880

20,250

Source: Database of Teacher Records (DTR).

(p) Provisional estimates.

1. 10-20 per cent of part-time teachers may not be included in these data.

2. Teacher has left local authority maintained service in England. Teachers moving to other phases of education in the English local authority maintained sector are excluded.

3. Total length of recorded service which may not all have been completed in English maintained sector service or be continuous.