The development and use of digital media by local authorities is a matter for local decision by them.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1473", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Laws"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Yeovil"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Laws"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-11-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-03T16:08:33.6524971Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Digital Technology: Education"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase digital engagement by local education authorities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/133", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Ruffley"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bury St Edmunds"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr David Ruffley"} ], "uin" : "212383"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101363", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101363/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Figures from the School Workforce Census of November 2013 show there were 12,800 black and minority ethnic teachers in publicly funded primary schools and 18,600 in publicly funded secondary schools in England; a total of 31,400 teachers (an increase from 25,900 in November 2010). This represents 6% of primary school teachers and 9% of all secondary school teachers. 7% of all teachers in primary and secondary schools in England come from black and other ethnic minority groups.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1473", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Laws"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Yeovil"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Laws"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-11-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-03T13:42:07.1046471Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Teachers: Ethnic Groups"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many black and minority ethnic teachers there are in state (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/172", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hackney North and Stoke Newington"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Diane Abbott"} ], "uin" : "212173"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101367", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101367/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The following table provides the headcount number [1] and percentage of teachers without Qualified Teacher Status in publicly funded primary and secondary schools in (i) the North West and (ii) Warrington local authority in November 2013:<\/p>
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PRIMARY SCHOOLS<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of Teachers without Qualified Teacher Status<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Number of Teachers<\/strong><\/p><\/td> % Teachers without Qualified Teacher Status <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Warrington Local Authority<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 990<\/p><\/td> 1.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West<\/p><\/td> 440<\/p><\/td> 31,470<\/p><\/td> 1.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> ENGLAND<\/p><\/td> 5,660<\/p><\/td> 238,300<\/p><\/td> 2.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> SECONDARY SCHOOLS<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Warrington Local Authority<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 930<\/p><\/td> 4.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West<\/p><\/td> 840<\/p><\/td> 29,830<\/p><\/td> 2.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> ENGLAND<\/p><\/td> 11,770<\/p><\/td> 227,960<\/p><\/td> 5.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Age retirements<\/p><\/td> 9,970<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ill health retirements<\/p><\/td> 440<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Premature retirements [1]<\/p><\/td> 8,190<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 18,600<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Source: Teachers\u2019 Pensioner Statistical System.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Figures are provisional and are rounded to the nearest 10.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> [1] Includes premature and actuarially reduced awards of pension benefits.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101370/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The following table provides estimates for the number of teachers needed in each academic year from 2016/17 to 2020/21. This need for teachers will be met through a combination of new trainees, those returning to the profession and those entering the state-funded sector in England for the first time.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019/20<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2020/21<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Primary<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30,200<\/p><\/td> 29,200<\/p><\/td> 28,400<\/p><\/td> 27,200<\/p><\/td> 28,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Secondary<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23,500<\/p><\/td> 24,200<\/p><\/td> 24,900<\/p><\/td> 25,100<\/p><\/td> 24,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Teacher Supply Model<\/em><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The Department for Education uses the Teacher Supply Model (TSM) to calculate the optimum number of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) places required to match the future supply of teachers to the estimated demand for qualified teachers within the state-funded sector in England. The National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) use this information to inform their allocation of ITT places to teacher training providers.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The estimates for the future demand for teachers use the projected number of pupils in schools, assumed Pupil Teacher Ratios (PTRs) and our best estimates for the number of teachers required to implement the Department\u2019s policy initiatives. The model also takes into account other flows within the existing stock of teachers such as those leaving the profession or retiring as well as those expected to return to teaching in the state-funded sector.<\/p> <\/p> The Department forecasts the need for teacher trainees one year in advance in line with the annual ITT allocation decisions. However, the TSM also forecasts teacher demand over ten years to provide an overview of long term trends.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Whilst the Department estimates future teacher demand, decision-making taken at school level determines the actual number of teachers required. As with any forecast, the uncertainty increases the further we look into the future.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Full-time<\/p><\/td> 9,250<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Part-time<\/p><\/td> 4,250<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Unknown [1]<\/p><\/td> 5,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 18,600<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Source: Teachers\u2019 Pensioner Statistical System.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Figures are provisional and are rounded to the nearest 10.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> [1] Type of last service is unknown as the teacher left service sometime before the pension award.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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