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date	21/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will work with the Department for Education to draw up and enact an action plan to recruit and retain more male teachers in primary schools.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	68626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>We value diversity in the workforce but want the most talented people in the classroom, regardless of their gender. Evidence shows that the quality of teaching is the single most important factor in determining how well pupils achieve.</p><p>Recent figures show that between 2011/12 and 2015/16 the number of male primary teachers (FTE) has increased from 28,000 to 33,400. As a percentage, this has increased from 14.1% in 2011 to 15.3% in 2015.</p><p>The proportion of male entrants to primary postgraduate initial teacher training has remained broadly stable since 2010/11.</p><p>There is more to do, and we have a range of measures in place to attract and retain excellent teachers, no matter what their gender, including:</p><ul><li><p>Offering a range of bursaries and scholarships worth up to £30,000 tax free to trainees in 2016/17.</p></li><li><p>Introducing pay flexibilities and putting schools in charge of teacher training through School Direct.</p></li><li><p>Expanding Teach First into every region of the country.</p></li><li><p>Supporting schools to retain good teachers by making significant policy interventions in areas such as improving pupil behaviour and tackling unnecessary workload for teachers.</p><p>It is the responsibility of schools and employers to comply with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010. Guidance for schools on the Act is available online.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2017 13:42:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

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registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) male and (b) female teachers there are in state primary schools; and if she will take steps to increase the number of male teachers.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	211461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent (FTE) number and proportion of male and female regular teachers in service (full-time head count of regular teachers and FTE of part-time regular teachers) in publicly funded primary schools in England, November 2010 to 2013.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>27,200</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>169,000</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>196,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>28,100</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>171,000</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>199,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>29,200</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>174,700</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>204,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>30,600</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>179,200</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>209,900</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Includes unspecified gender so will not equal the sum of the individual genders.</p><p>We value diversity in the workforce and want the best people in the classroom. The quality of teachers across the board is improving – the proportion of primary teachers with a 2:1 degree or better has increased from 62% in 2009/10 to 73% in 2013/14.</p><p>Nevertheless, we are keen to see more outstanding male teachers in primary schools and the trend is positive. The number of male teachers in primary schools has increased by 3,400 since 2010, whilst the proportion of male primary trainees starting programmes in 2013/14 is 21%, compared to 20% in 2012/13 and 19% in 2011/12. The proportion of male trainees starting School Direct (salaried) initial teacher training primary programmes is even higher at 28% in 2013/14, indicating that schools, when given the power to recruit their own trainees, are particularly successful in recruiting men.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/10/2014 11:05:30 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone