Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers are qualified English teachers in secondary schools in England.

As at November 2016, there were 34,400 qualified teachers of mathematics in service in state funded secondary schools in England and 37,600 qualified teachers of English. Of these, 77.7% of mathematics teachers had a relevant post A level qualification and 81.4% of English teachers had a relevant post A level qualification.[1]

A relevant post A level qualification in mathematics is defined as a first degree or higher, BEd degree, PGCE, Certificate of Education or any other qualification at National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level 4 or above in any branch of mathematics including probability and statistics.

A relevant post A level qualification in English is defined as one of the above qualifications in English language or literature, creative writing or linguistics.

[1] See Table 12 of the statistical release, School Workforce in England, which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2016. November 2017 information is scheduled to be released in June/July this year.