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School Workforce

Numbers of Teaching Assistants and Other Support Staff (FTE), Maintained Schools Metadata

Teaching AssistantsOther Support Staff
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Essex LA1,7304,2002,4703,1403,950810
East of England Region6,08018,46012,3809,62016,3606,740
England61,260165,380104,12075,200147,00071,800

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Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Essex LA5,8404,840-1,0006,0005,780-220
East of England Region19,09020,1201,03021,43024,6403,210
England183,930188,8604,930184,330214,27029,940

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Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Black Notley and Terling Ward23.521.2-2.3...
Bocking Blackwater Ward25.722.1-3.6...
Bocking North Ward24.522.6-1.9...
Bocking South Ward23.225.52.317.516.6-0.9
Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall Ward23.621.8-1.815.314.8-0.5
Braintree Central Ward24.824-0.8...
Braintree East Ward21.3231.71919.10.1
Braintree South Ward23.224.31.115.4182.6
Bumpstead Ward25.820-5.8...
Coggeshall and North Feering Ward23.322.5-0.816.318.21.9
Cressing and Stisted Ward19.5200.5...
Gosfield and Greenstead Green Ward20.518.7-1.8...
Great Notley and Braintree West Ward23.321.1-2.2...
Halstead St Andrew's Ward24.525.51.017.417.2-0.2
Halstead Trinity Ward......
Hatfield Peverel Ward21.821.5-0.3...
Hedingham and Maplestead Ward22.221.6-0.617.3191.7
Kelvedon Ward25.921.1-4.8...
Panfield Ward2014.4-5.6...
Rayne Ward27.221.6-5.6...
Stour Valley North Ward21.617.1-4.5...
Stour Valley South Ward19.114.9-4.2...
The Three Colnes Ward22.320.2-2.1...
Three Fields Ward19.417-2.4...
Upper Colne Ward20.716.1-4.6...
Witham Chipping Hill and Central Ward23.916.4-7.5...
Witham North Ward22.228.96.7...
Witham South Ward22.823.91.114.817.22.4
Witham West Ward22.720.9-1.8...
Yeldham Ward22.820.7-2.1...
Braintree District23.121.9-1.216.517.51.0
Essex LA-22.4N/A-17.3N/A
East of England Region2322.1-0.916.617.30.7
England23.421.8-1.616.716.4-0.3

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Average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers in service in the maintained sector. £'s Metadata

19972006Difference
Essex LA..34,160(p)34,160
East of England Region22,79033,700(p)10,910
England23,00034,010(p)11,010

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National Summary

Teaching Assistants - in 2007 there were 165,380 teaching assistants in Maintained Schools up from 61,260 in 1997.

Other Support Staff - in 2007 there were 147,000 full time equivalent other support staff in Maintained Schools up from 75,000 in 1997.

Numbers of Teachers - in 2007 there were 188,860 full time equivalent teachers in Maintained Primary Schools up from 183,930 in 1997. In Maintained Secondary Schools there were 214,270 full time equivalent teachers in 2007 up from 184,330 in 1997.

Pupil Teacher Ratios - in 2007 the pupil : teacher ratio for Maintained Primary Schools was 21.8 down from 23.4 in 1997. For Maintained Secondary Schools the pupil : teacher ratio in 2007 was 16.4 down from 16.7 in 1997.

The average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers, in service in the maintained sector, in 2006 was £34,010 (provisional) up from £23,000 in 1997.


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