Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many graduates have entered teaching since 2007 in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) England and Wales.
Answered by David Laws
The Department for Education does not hold data for the number of graduates entering teaching within Brigg and Goole constituency as data is not collected on graduates entering teaching at the constituency level.
The numbers of graduates entering teaching since 2007 in England is published in Sector Level Reports found on the National College for Teaching and Leadership website:
A summary of this information can be found in Table 1.
The Department does not hold data for the number of graduates entering teaching within Wales as education in Wales is a devolved matter for the Welsh Government.
Table 1: Number of trainees awarded qualified teaching status (QTS) in teaching employment within 6 months, by academic year, in England.
Academic Year | Number of teachers |
2011/12[1] | 27,570 |
2010/11 | 26,546 |
2009/10 | 27,976 |
2008/09[2] | 21,692 |
2007/082 | 21,839 |
2006/072 | 22,177 |
[1] Figures for 2011/12 have been rounded to the nearest 10
[2] Employment based initial teacher training (EBITT) figures are not included
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber were adopted in each of the last five years.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The number of looked after children in Yorkshire and the Humber who were adopted in the years ending 31 March 2009 to 2013 is shown in the table below. Information at constituency level is not available.
Year | Number of looked after children in Yorkshire and The Humber |
2009 | 420 |
2010 | 400 |
2011 | 400 |
2012 | 450 |
2013 | 510 |
This information has been taken from table LAE1 of the Statistical First Release “Children Looked After by Local Authorities in England (including adoption and care leavers) - year ending 31 March 2013”. This Statistical First Release also includes information at local authority level and can be found on the Department's website via the link below.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the current level of teachers teaching ability whilst using tablet computers in primary schools.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The available evidence suggests that teachers adapt quickly to using tablets as a tool for learning.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children who are home-schooled in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) Brigg and Goole constituency.
Answered by David Laws
The information requested is not held by the Department.