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:
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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
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{1} less than 50
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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
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{1} less than 50
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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
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{1} less than 50
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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
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{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.