Education and Skills written question – answered at on 5 February 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
(1) how many (a) male and (b) female secondary school history teachers there are in England;
(2) what the average age is of secondary school history teachers in England;
(3) how many teachers teaching secondary school classes in history in England hold a degree in history.
Information for the number of maintained secondary school history teachers in England is not available by gender.
Table 1 provides the number of full-time teachers by age and subject of highest post A level qualification.
Table 2 provides the number of full-time teachers employed in maintained secondary schools by the highest post A level qualification held in the subjects that they teach to year groups 7-13 in November 2002. This is the latest information available.
Table 1: Full-time teachers: age by subject of highest post A level qualification | ||||||
History | All subjects | |||||
Age as at November | Percentage | Confidence intervals | Percentage | Confidence intervals | ||
Under 30 | 19 | ± | 3 | 20 | ± | 1 |
30-39 | 23 | ± | 3 | 24 | ± | 1 |
40-49 | 27 | ± | 4 | 29 | ± | 1 |
50 or over | 30 | ± | 4 | 27 | ± | 1 |
Source: Secondary School Curriculum And Staffing Survey, November 2002. |
Table 2: Teachers in service: Full-time teachers in maintained secondary schools—highest post A level qualification( 1) held in the subjects they teach( 2 ) to year groups 7-13, England | |||||||
Percentage | |||||||
Degree( 3) | BEd | PGCE | CertEd | Other Qual. | No Qual. | Total teachers (Thousand) | |
Mathematics | 42 ± 3 | 15 ± 2 | 9 ± 2 | 7 ± 1 | 2 ± 1 | 24 ± 2 | 28.2 |
English | 51 ± 3 | 15 ± 2 | 7 ± 1 | 6 ± 1 | 1 ± 1 | 20 ± 2 | 29.4 |
Combined/general science | 62 ± 3 | 12 ± 2 | 10 ± 2 | 4 ± 1 | 1 ± 1 | 11 ± 2 | 28.3 |
Biology(4) | 71 ± 5 | 7± 3 | 11 ± 4 | 3 ± 2 | - ± 1 | 7 ± 3 | 5.6 |
Chemistry(4) | 72 ± 5 | 6 ± 3 | 12 ± 4 | 1 ± 1 | 1 ± 1 | 7 ± 3 | 5.2 |
Physics(4) | 63 ± 6 | 11 ± 4 | 15 ± 4 | 3 ± 2 | - ± - | 8 ± 3 | 4.7 |
Other sciences(4) | 10 ± 6 | 4 ± 4 | 5 ± 4 | - ± - | - ± - | 80 ± 8 | 1.6 |
French | 54 ± 3 | 7 ± 2 | 10 ± 2 | 3 ± 1 | 2 ± 1 | 23 ± 3 | 16.0 |
German | 47 ± 5 | 6 ± 3 | 13 ± 4 | 1 ± 1 | 2 ± 1 | 30 ± 5 | 6.9 |
Spanish | 37 ± 7 | 8 ± 4 | 19 ± 6 | - ± - | 3 ± 2 | 33 ± 7 | 3.6 |
Other modern languages | 18 ± 8 | - ± - | 9 ± 7 | - ± - | 3 ± 4 | 71 ± 10 | 1.4 |
Design and technology(5) | 26 ± 3 | 20 ± 3 | 7 ± 2 | 21 ± 3 | 2 ± 1 | 24 ± 3 | 20.9 |
ICT(5, 6) | 13 ± 2 | 6 ± 1 | 8 ± 2 | 2 ± 1 | 3 ± 1 | 69 ± 3 | 18.9 |
Other/combined technology(5) | 30 ± 10 | 13 ± 8 | 16 ± 7 | 18 ± 9 | 2 ± 3 | 20 ± 9 | 1.6 |
Business studies | 30 ± 5 | 11 ± 4 | 9 ± 3 | 4 ± 2 | 3 ± 2 | 43 ± 5 | 6.5 |
Classics | 33 ± 7 | - ± - | 2 ± 4 | 2 ± - | - ± - | 63 ± 7 | 1.0 |
History | 57± 4 | 9 ± 2 | 6 ± 2 | 6 ± 2 | - ± - | 23 ± 3 | 13.7 |
Religious education | 22 ± 3 | 8 ± 2 | 8 ± 2 | 4 ± 1 | 2 ± 1 | 57 ± 4 | 14.2 |
Geography | 53 ± 4 | 9 ± 2 | 6 ± 2 | 5 ± 2 | 1 ± 1 | 25 ± 3 | 13.7 |
Other social studies | 35 ± 5 | 6 ± 3 | 2 ± 2 | 2 ± 1 | - ± 1 | 54 ± 6 | 4.9 |
Combined arts/humanities/social studies | 5 ± 3 | 4 ± 2 | 7 ± 3 | 1 ± 1 | 1 ± 1 | 83 ± 5 | 5.3 |
Music | 59 ± 5 | 15 ± 4 | 5 ± 2 | 6 ± 3 | 2 ± 2 | 13 ± 4 | 6.3 |
Drama | 25± 4 | 10 ± 3 | 12 ± 3 | 6 ± 2 | 2 ± 1 | 45 ± 5 | 8.1 |
Art and design | 54 ± 4 | 10 ± 3 | 7 ± 2 | 9 ± 3 | 1 ± 1 | 20 ± 4 | 9.3 |
Physical education | 25 ± 3 | 31 ± 3 | 6 ± 2 | 13 ± 2 | 2 ± 1 | 22 ± 2 | 21.4 |
Careers education | 2 ± 2 | 1± 2 | 3 ± 3 | 4 ± 4 | 3 ± 4 | 87 ± 7 | 1.5 |
PSHE(6) | 1 ± - | 1 ± - | 2 ± 1 | 1 ± - | - ± - | 95 ± 1 | 61.4 |
General studies | 1 ± 1 | 2 ± 1 | 1 ± 1 | - ± 1 | - ± - | 95 ± 2 | 7.1 |
Citizenship | 2 ± 1 | 1 ± 1 | 2 ± 1 | - ± 1 | - ± - | 94 ± 2 | 9.0 |
Other | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32.8 |
Total(2, 7) | 33 ± - | 10 ± - | 7 ± - | 5 ± - | 1 ± - | 44 ± - | 388.4 |
('-') = Zero or less than 0.5. (1) Where a teacher has more than one post A level qualification in the same subject, the qualification level is determined by the highest level reading from left (Degree) to right (Other qualification). For example, teachers shown under PGCE have a PGCE but not a degree or BEd in the subject, while those with a PGCE and a degree are shown only under Degree. (2) Teachers are counted once against each subject which they are teaching. (3) Includes higher degrees but excludes BEds. (4) Teachers qualified in combined/general science are treated as qualified to teach biology, chemistry, or physics. Teachers qualified in biology, chemistry or physics are treated as qualified to teach combined/general science. (5) Teachers qualified in other/combined technology are treated as qualified to teach design and technology or information and communication technology. Teachers qualified in design and technology or information and communication technology are treated as qualified to teach other/combined technology. (6) Information and communication technology is abbreviated as ICT and personal social and health education is abbreviated as PSHE. (7) "Other" not included in total percentages. Source: Secondary Schools Curriculum and Staffing Survey 2002. |
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