Teacher Vacancies

Lord Hanningfield
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many teacher vacancies, broken down by subject areas, currently exist in schools in England and Wales. [HL918]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Lord Filkin)
The following table gives the number of full-time vacancies in maintained secondary schools in England and Wales by subject area at January 2004, the latest information available. Vacancies by subject are not available for other phases of education. -------------------------------
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|Maths                        |
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|Information technology       |
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|Any science                  |
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|Modern foreign languages     |
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|Welsh                        |
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|English                      |
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|Drama                        |
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|History                      |
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|Social sciences              |
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|Geography                    |
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|Religious education          |
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|Design and technology        |
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|Commerce and business studies|
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|Art, craft and design        |
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|Music                   |
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|P.E.                    |
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|Other and combined      |
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|Total classroom teachers|
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Source:

The annual survey of teachers in service and teacher vacancies (Form 618G) and National Assembly for Wales Stats 3 Survey.