Northern Ireland written question – answered at on 27 June 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many classroom assistants are working in schools in each Education and Library Board area in Northern Ireland; and what the equivalent figures were for each of the past five years.
The available information in respect of the number of classroom/nursery assistants employed in each Education and Library Board area across the school sectors is detailed as follows:
BELB | NEELB | SEELB | SELB | WELB | ||||||
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Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | |
2000–01 | 276 | 154 | 211 | 669 | 233 | 864 | 69 | 1,023 | 302 | 588 |
2001–02 | 294 | 125 | 206 | 713 | 270 | 979 | 82 | 1,104 | 322 | 605 |
2002–03 | 306 | 175 | 142 | 684 | 287 | 1,085 | 71 | 1,243 | 337 | 702 |
2003–04 | 329 | 489 | 147 | 820 | 294 | 1,193 | (19)70 | 1,566 | 324 | 697 |
2004–05 | 373 | 471 | 162 | 944 | 278 | 1,335 | 110 | 1,810 | 358 | 740 |
(19)Board estimate as full records for 2003–04 are not available.
BELB | NEELB | SEELB | SELB | WELB | ||||||
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Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | |
2002–03 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
2003–04 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
2004–05 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 8 |
BELB | NEELB | SEELB | SELB | WELB | ||||||
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Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | |
2002–03 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 21 |
2003–04 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 31 | 22 |
2004–05 | 31 | 16 | 23 | 32 | 38 | 52 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 34 |
The information prior to 2002–03 in respect of voluntary grammar schools and grant maintained schools is not readily available.
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