Teachers
(asked on 12th January 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the latest figures available for the number of men and women teachers in primary and secondary schools in England and Wales.
The table below provides the full-time equivalent (FTE)[1] and head count numbers[1] of male and female teachers[2] in service in publicly funded primary and secondary schools in England, November 2013.
Education matters in Wales are a responsibility of the Welsh Government.
FTE | Head Count | |
Primary[3] [4] | 209,850 | 242,320 |
Male | 30,580 | 32,430 |
Female | 179,160 | 209,770 |
Secondary[4] | 213,460 | 232,010 |
Male | 81,060 | 84,720 |
Female | 132,230 | 147,100 |
[1] Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 teachers.
[2] Includes qualified and unqualified teachers.
[3] Includes local authority maintained nursery schools.
[4] Includes gender unknown.