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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her written answer of 26 October 2001, Official Report, column 461W, on teachers, if she will list the (a) age profile and (b) reasons for leaving of the teachers leaving service in the maintained schools in each of the last four academic years. [12172] Mr. Timms: Qualified full and part-time regular teachers (headcount) who left service in the maintained schools sector in England are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 Age at end of financial Age retirement Ill-health Premature All retirements Left for reasons year retirement retirement other than retirement Less than 25 0 {1}-- 0 {1}-- 400 25 to 29 0 {1}-- 0 {1}-- 3,600 30 to 34 0 {1}-- 0 {1}-- 3,300 35 to 39 0 100 0 100 2,600 40 to 44 0 400 0 400 3,200 45 to 49 0 1,200 0 1,200 3,200 50 to 54 0 1,800 4,500 6,300 1,700 55 to 59 {1}-- 1,100 4,500 5,600 700 60 and over 1,700 100 1,300 3,200 200 Total 1,700 4,800 10,300 16,800 18,900 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} less than 50 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 Age at end of financial Age retirement Ill-health Premature All retirements Left for reasons year retirement retirement other than retirement Less than 25 0 0 0 0 500 25 to 29 0 {1}-- 0 {1}-- 4,100 30 to 34 0 {1}-- 0 {1}-- 3,900 35 to 39 0 100 0 100 2,900 40 to 44 0 300 0 300 3,700 45 to 49 0 800 {1}-- 800 4,200 50 to 54 0 1,300 5,600 6,900 2,300 55 to 59 0 800 4,500 5,200 800 60 and over 1,900 100 1,100 3,100 300 Total 1,900 3,400 11,200 16,600 22,600 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} less than 50 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1998-99 Age at end of financial Age retirement Ill-health Premature All retirements Left for reasons year retirement retirement other than retirement Less than 25 0 0 0 0 500 25 to 29 0 {1}-- 0 {1}-- 4,600 30 to 34 0 {1}-- 0 {1}-- 4,000 35 to 39 0 {1}-- 0 {1}-- 2,900 40 to 44 0 200 0 200 3,300 45 to 49 0 600 0 600 4,100 50 to 54 0 1,000 1,300 2,200 2,800 55 to 59 0 500 1,700 2,100 1,100 60 and over 1,900 100 800 2,900 300 Total 1,900 2,300 3,800 8,000 23,700 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} less than 50 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1999-2000 Age at end of financial Age retirement Ill-health Premature All retirements Left for reasons year retirement retirement other than retirement Less than 25 0 0 0 0 500 25 to 29 0 0 0 0 4,700 30 to 34 0 {1}-- 0 {1}-- 4,300 35 to 39 0 {1}-- 0 {1}-- 3,400 40 to 44 0 100 0 100 3,500 45 to 49 0 500 {1}-- 500 4,500 50 to 54 0 1,000 1,300 2,200 3,600 55 to 59 0 600 2,000 2,600 1,400 60 and over 2,300 100 900 3,300 300 Total 2,300 2,300 4,300 8,800 26,200 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} less than 50 The totals may not be the sum of the component parts due to rounding. The most recent data available are for March 2000. The figures exclude 10 per cent. to 20 per cent. of part- time teachers not included on the Teacher Pension Scheme records. The reasons for leaving cannot be broken down accurately into any additional categories. Some teachers who left service will return subsequently.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

12172; 374 c408-10W;374 c408-9W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Early retirement Staff Schools Teachers Retirement Resignations

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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