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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
Berechurch Ward2617.1-8.916.815.7-1.1
Birch and Winstree Ward21.820.9-0.9...
Castle Ward23.921.6-2.316.717.40.7
Christ Church Ward25.525-0.515.815.1-0.7
Copford and West Stanway Ward18.421.43.0...
Dedham and Langham Ward21.421.40.0...
East Donyland Ward19.617.9-1.7...
Fordham and Stour Ward19.917.4-2.5...
Great Tey Ward1719.72.7...
Harbour Ward23.819.1-4.7...
Highwoods Ward21.222.71.517.520.12.6
Lexden Ward21.723.21.516.616.80.2
Marks Tey Ward2318.9-4.1...
Mile End Ward25.322-3.3...
New Town Ward22.222.90.7...
Prettygate Ward23.6251.416.817.81.0
Pyefleet Ward20.718.4-2.3...
Shrub End Ward22.120.8-1.315.815.80.0
St Andrew's Ward20.820.90.1...
St Anne's Ward22.820.5-2.317.118.91.8
St John's Ward22.423.30.9...
Stanway Ward24.822.4-2.416.316.2-0.1
Tiptree Ward21.8220.215.416.71.3
West Bergholt and Eight Ash Green Ward24.526.62.1...
West Mersea Ward26.624.3-2.3...
Wivenhoe Cross Ward21.523.72.2...
Wivenhoe Quay Ward21.222.41.2...
Colchester District22.521.7-0.816.517.20.7
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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