Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teaching assistants and (b) specialist support staff (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools have employed in Nottinghamshire in each of the last three years.
The following table provides the full-time equivalent number[1] of teaching assistants and support staff in service in state funded primary[2] and secondary schools in Nottinghamshire local authority and England in November 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Teaching Assistants | ||||
| Nottinghamshire | England | ||
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary |
2017 | 2,420 | 710 | 176,240 | 47,790 |
2016 | 2,390 | 700 | 177,690 | 50,120 |
2015 | 2,320 | 760 | 174,530 | 52,270 |
Support Staff | ||||
| Nottinghamshire | England | ||
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary |
2017 | 710 | 1,060 | 60,620 | 72,000 |
2016 | 690 | 1,120 | 60,460 | 73,890 |
2015 | 660 | 1,080 | 59,430 | 74,780 |
Auxiliary Staff | ||||
| Nottinghamshire | England | ||
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary |
2017 | 640 | 370 | 45,540 | 25,110 |
2016 | 630 | 370 | 45,510 | 25,740 |
2015 | 600 | 360 | 45,710 | 26,390 |
Source: School Workforce Census
[1] Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 staff.
[2] Includes nursery schools.