Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the total school workforce for the most recent period for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the change in the level of that workforce in the last academic year.
The following table provides the full-time equivalent (FTE) number of staff in service in state funded state schools in November 2016 and November 2017 in England and the number and percentage.
Number of staff in service in state funded state schools in November 2016 and November 2017 in England | ||||
| 2016 FTE | 2017 FTE | Change between | % Change between |
England | 957,850 | 947,060 | -10,780 | -1.1 |
Source: School Workforce Census