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School Workforce

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

Teaching AssistantsOther Support Staff
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Aylesbury Constituency110320210230500270
Beaconsfield Constituency60170110120250130
Buckingham Constituency5017012013022090
Chesham and Amersham Constituency80260180200350150
Wycombe Constituency120290170210350140
Buckinghamshire LA6501,1905401,2401,660420
South East Region10,09024,85014,76014,21025,81011,600
England61,260165,380104,12075,200147,00071,800

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Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Aylesbury Constituency4404400430590160
Beaconsfield Constituency3003202019026070
Buckingham Constituency3303704017025080
Chesham and Amersham Constituency340340046051050
Wycombe Constituency410400-1041049080
Buckinghamshire LA2,6901,850-8402,2602,100-160
South East Region27,58028,9801,40027,58032,7705,190
England183,930188,8604,930184,330214,27029,940

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Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Aylesbury Constituency23.721.7-2.017.218.61.4
Beaconsfield Constituency24.121.9-2.218.418-0.4
Buckingham Constituency23.720.8-2.918.2190.8
Chesham and Amersham Constituency24.522.5-2.017.218.21.0
Wycombe Constituency22.821.2-1.616.617.40.8
Aylesbury Vale District23.721.4-2.317.418.91.5
Chiltern District24.322.2-2.117.318.20.9
South Bucks District23.822.2-1.618.618.1-0.5
Wycombe District23.421.3-2.116.817.40.6
Buckinghamshire LA-21.6N/A-18.2N/A
South East Region23.221.7-1.516.716.90.2
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
Buckinghamshire LA..33,930(p)33,930
South East Region22,64033,340(p)10,700
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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