Teachers

Mr. Dodds
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many teachers have left the teaching profession in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997; and how many have been recruited. [126499]

Jane Kennedy
(a) The number of permanent teachers who ceased teaching in a permanent capacity in each academic year since 1997 is as follows: ---------
|1997–98|
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|942    |
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(b) The number of teachers who obtained employment as a teacher in any capacity in each academic year since 1997 is as follow:
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|1066|
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