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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1520392/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department holds internal research entitled Teaching Assistant User Research from August 2019. The objective of the research was to investigate how the Department could add value and support schools to make more effective decisions around the use and deployment of Teaching Assistants. This research was not externally commissioned. \u200b\u200b<\/p><p>The Department publishes all social and economic research that it commissions. In relation to school support staff, the Department has published:<\/p><ul><li>Deployment of Teaching Assistants in Schools by Ask Research in June 2019 and<\/li><li>Exploring Teaching Assistants\u2019 appetite to become Teachers by Cooper Gibson Research in September 2019.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2022 to Question 42011, on Classroom Assistants, if he will place in the Library a schedule of the other research held within the department and used to inform ongoing policy development referred to in that Answer including the (a) titles, including subtitles, (b) objectives, (c) commissioning dates, (d) reporting dates, (e) commissioning costs for reports that were externally produced and (f) the names of authors, or responsible institutions where the research was carried out externally.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4046", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Bridget Phillipson"}
      }
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1519289", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1519289/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Information on the school workforce in England and each region, including the number of teaching assistants, is published in the annual \u2018School Workforce in England\u2019 national statistic at: <a href=\"https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england\" target=\"_blank\">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england<\/a>.<\/p><p>As of November 2021 (the latest information available), there were 275,812 full-time equivalent teaching assistants in state-funded schools in England which is the highest on record. This represents an increase of 54,331 (24.5%) from 221,481 in the 2011/12 academic year, the first year that figures are available for.<\/p><p>Regional figures and a full time series can be found at the following link: <a href=\"https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/a22f98f7-9e51-4d1f-85d8-7a211ff01816\" target=\"_blank\">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/a22f98f7-9e51-4d1f-85d8-7a211ff01816<\/a>.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4814", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Gullis"}
        }
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-10-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the number of teaching assistants employed in schools in (a) England and (b) each region in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4510", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Hayes"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dulwich and West Norwood"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Helen Hayes"}
      ], "uin" : "59927"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1491693", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1491693/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department conducts research to inform its policy for teaching assistants and support staff. Some of this, such as \u2018The deployment of teaching assistants in schools\u2019 from 2019, is published. This report can be found here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-deployment-of-teaching-assistants-in-schools\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-deployment-of-teaching-assistants-in-schools<\/a>.<\/p><p>Other research is held within the department and is used to inform ongoing policy development. The department does not publish research where it relates to live policy considerations. The department may of course publish this in the future.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4423", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Will Quince"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Will Quince"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-09-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-07-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research his Department commissioned in each of the last ten years on the role and cost-effectiveness of (a) teaching assistants, (b) other school support staff and (c) other school support staff; and if he will publish that research.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4046", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Bridget Phillipson"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Houghton and Sunderland South"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Bridget Phillipson"}
      ], "uin" : "42011"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1467183", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1467183/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department gives schools the freedom to determine the pay and conditions of their teaching assistants (TAs). Most are paid according to local government pay scales, and all are required to be paid at least the statutory minimum wage.<\/p><p>While the department does not set the pay for non-teaching staff, we can confirm that an agreement has been reached regarding support staff pay. Eligible support staff on pay spine points 2 and above will receive a 1.75% per annum pay rise, payable from April 2021, with staff on point 1 receiving a 2.75% rise.<\/p><p>TAs have a critical role in provide a huge breadth of support to pupils in different contexts, including supporting pupil outcomes. The department recently published the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Green Paper, which highlights the key role of TAs in supporting children and young people with SEND to access learning in the classroom. We will set out clear guidance on the effective use and deployment of TAs to support children and young people with SEND as part of the national standards.<\/p><p>The Education Endowment Foundation has produced guidance for schools on making the best use of TAs and has conducted research which highlights the benefits made by TAs on pupil attainment and learning when deployed in educational settings.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4091", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Robin Walker"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robin Walker"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-06-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Classroom Assistants"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the contribution made by Teaching Assistants to educational settings; and if his Department will undertake a review of Teaching Assistants pay.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4471", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachael Maskell"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Central"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rachael Maskell"}
      ], "uin" : "11744"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1128398", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1128398/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent (FTE) number of teaching assistants in service in state funded schools in England, in each year since November 2010. This information can be found in the School Workforce Census, available at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>FTE teaching assistants<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>213,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>219,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>232,300<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>243,700<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>255,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>263,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>265,600<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>262,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/111", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Gibb"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bognor Regis and Littlehampton"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nick Gibb"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        ]}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Classroom Assistants"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of teaching assistants in schools; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/360", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Coaker"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Gedling"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Vernon Coaker"}
      ], "uin" : "257437"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1093505", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1093505/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent number of teaching assistants in state funded in England, North East region and Easington constituency in November each year from 2013 to 2017.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>England<\/p><\/td><td><p>North East<\/p><\/td><td><p>Easington<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013[1]<\/p><\/td><td><p>243,733<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,006<\/p><\/td><td><p>347<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014[2]<\/p><\/td><td><p>255,088<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,053<\/p><\/td><td><p>403<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015[3]<\/p><\/td><td><p>262,950<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,534<\/p><\/td><td><p>395<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016[4]<\/p><\/td><td><p>265,616<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,698<\/p><\/td><td><p>383<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017[5]<\/p><\/td><td><p>262,820<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,532<\/p><\/td><td><p>379<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Source: School Workforce Census<\/p><p> <\/p><p>[1] 2013 figures for the North East region exclude 4 out of 1,552 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.<\/p><p>[2] 2014 figures for the North East region exclude 5 out of 1,543 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.<\/p><p>[3] 2015 figures for the North East region exclude 8 out of 1,532 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.<\/p><p>[4] 2016 figures for the North East region exclude 3 out of 1,530 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.<\/p><p>[5] 2017 figures for the North East region exclude 5 out of 1,519 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/111", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Gibb"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bognor Regis and Littlehampton"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nick Gibb"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Classroom Assistants"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistants have been employed in schools in (a) England, (b) North East and (c) Easington constituency  in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3973", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Grahame Morris"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Easington"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Grahame Morris"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1023893", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1023893/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The full time equivalent (FTE) number of teaching assistants in state funded schools in England in each of the last 3 years is shown in the table 1 below.<\/p><p><strong>Table 1: Teaching assistants in all state funded schools in England, 2014 to 2017<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Census year<\/p><\/td><td><p>FTE number of teaching assistants<\/p><\/td><td><p>Difference in FTE from previous year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Percentage difference from previous year<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>255,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>263,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,900<\/p><\/td><td><p>3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>265,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>262,800<\/p><\/td><td><p>-2,800<\/p><\/td><td><p>-1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Source: School Workforce Census<\/p><p>The School Workforce Census does not collect information on vacancies for teaching assistants.<\/p><p>The data above is taken from Table 2b of the publication, School Workforce in England 2017. This publication includes underlying data at school level and is available here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-workforce\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-workforce<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/111", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Gibb"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bognor Regis and Littlehampton"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nick Gibb"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-12-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-12-19T17:19:45.707Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many classroom assistant job positions have been removed in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1597", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Simpson"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Upper Bann"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "David Simpson"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1020423/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent (FTE) number of teaching assistants and other support staff in service in state funded schools in Gloucestershire local authority and England, as at November 2017.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p><strong>Number of teaching assistants and other support staff in service in state funded schools in Gloucestershire local authority and England, as at November 201<\/strong>7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>FTE Teaching Assistants[1]<\/p><\/td><td><p>FTE Other Support Staff<sup>1<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire[2]<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,490<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,370<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>England<\/p><\/td><td><p>262,820<\/p><\/td><td><p>145,270<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><em>Source: School Workforce Census<\/em><\/p><p> <\/p><p>The School Workforce Census does not ask for information on the nationality of school employees. Salary levels for teaching assistants and other support staff are determined locally.<\/p><p>The department publishes information on income and expenditure by schools on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website: <a href=\"https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p><p>This includes a category for expenditure on Education support staff, including teaching assistants, childcare staff, foreign language assistants, librarians and other support staff.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>[1] Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.<\/p><p>[2] Figures for Gloucestershire exclude 6 out of 304 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistants or support staff.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of teaching assistants in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) England; how much his Department has spent on those teaching staff; and what information his Department holds on the nationality of those teaching staff.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/253", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/850840/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department collects information on the number of higher level teaching assistants and cover supervisors employed in schools. However, no information is available on the amount of time these staff spend covering teaching absences.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The full-time equivalent number of contracted staff whose role is defined as that of \u2018higher level teaching assistant\u2019 or of \u2018cover supervisor\u2019, employed by state funded schools in England, November 2010 to 2016 is provided in the table below.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>State Funded Schools<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>Higher Level Teaching Assistant<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>Cover Supervisor<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>November<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,040<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>..<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,150<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>7,490<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012<\/p><\/td><td><p>13,380<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>8,010<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>14,650<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>8,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>15,850<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>8,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,410<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>7,970<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,140<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>7,640<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Source: School Workforce Census<br> Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.<\/p>"}
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