Helen Jones
Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of primary school teachers in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Warrington have a degree in (i) English and (ii) mathematics.
David Laws
The Minister of State, Cabinet Office, The Minister for Schools
The following table provides the headcount number and proportion of all regular teachers in service in primary schools in England, the North West and Warrington with a degree in English and mathematics in November 2013. This is the latest information available.
Number of Teachers with relevant Degree[1] | Total Number of Teachers where Qualifications are Recorded[2] | Percentage with a relevant Degree1 | Percentage of Teachers where Qualifications Are Recorded | |||
(i) English | ||||||
England | 24,650 | 227,513 | 10.8 | +/- | 0.1 | 95.5 |
North West | 3,632 | 30,097 | 12.1 | +/- | 0.4 | 95.6 |
Warrington | 109 | 969 | 11.2 | +/- | 2.0 | 98.0 |
(ii) Mathematics | ||||||
England | 4,278 | 227,513 | 1.9 | +/- | 0.1 | 95.5 |
North West | 709 | 30,097 | 2.4 | +/- | 0.2 | 95.6 |
Warrington | 27 | 969 | 2.8 | +/- | 1.0 | 98.0 |
Source: School Workforce Census
[1] Includes teachers with a first or higher English or mathematics degree but excludes those with an English or mathematics PGCE where no record of an English or mathematics degree exists and those with a BEd in English or mathematics.
[2] Those recorded with a qualification (degree or higher, Bachelor of Education, Post-Graduate Certificate in Education Certificate in Education, other qualification at NVQ level 4 or higher, relevant non-UK qualification) in any subject (the total in the sample from which the rate is calculated).
[3] The range within which we can be 95% confident that the true value exists.
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