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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: North East
School Workforce
- Numbers of Teaching Assistants and Other Support Staff (FTE), Maintained Schools
- Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools
- Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools
- Average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers in local authority maintained nursery, primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units. £'s
Numbers of Teaching Assistants and Other Support Staff (FTE), Maintained Schools 
| Teaching Assistants | Other Support Staff | |||||
| 1997 | 2009 | Difference | 1997 | 2009 | Difference | |
| Gateshead LA | 190 | 550 | 360 | 190 | 480 | 290 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne LA | 290 | 760 | 470 | 330 | 900 | 570 |
| North Tyneside LA | 230 | 530 | 300 | 250 | 570 | 320 |
| South Tyneside LA | 160 | 500 | 340 | 120 | 360 | 240 |
| Sunderland LA | 420 | 1,020 | 600 | 310 | 860 | 550 |
| Hartlepool LA | 100 | 410 | 310 | 110 | 380 | 270 |
| Middlesbrough LA | 210 | 730 | 520 | 190 | 530 | 340 |
| Redcar and Cleveland LA | 150 | 550 | 400 | 190 | 500 | 310 |
| Stockton-on-Tees LA | 210 | 610 | 400 | 250 | 590 | 340 |
| Durham LA | 640 | 1,370 | 730 | 590 | 1,490 | 900 |
| Darlington LA | .. | 340 | .. | .. | 310 | .. |
| Northumberland LA | 320 | 1,230 | 910 | 330 | 740 | 410 |
| North East Region | 2,910 | 8,600 | 5,690 | 2,860 | 7,710 | 4,850 |
| England | 61,260 | 185,530 | 124,270 | 75,200 | 164,750 | 89,550 |
Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools
| Primary | Secondary | |||||
| 1997 | 2009 | Difference | 1997 | 2009 | Difference | |
| Gateshead LA | 800 | 730 | -70 | 740 | 890 | 150 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne LA | 900 | 910 | 10 | 1,040 | 1,110 | 70 |
| North Tyneside LA | 660 | 670 | 10 | 840 | 890 | 50 |
| South Tyneside LA | 660 | 540 | -120 | 580 | 640 | 60 |
| Sunderland LA | 1,270 | 1,070 | -200 | 1,200 | 1,280 | 80 |
| Hartlepool LA | 390 | 390 | 0 | 370 | 430 | 60 |
| Middlesbrough LA | 680 | 630 | -50 | 540 | 670 | 130 |
| Redcar and Cleveland LA | 630 | 580 | -50 | 600 | 660 | 60 |
| Stockton-on-Tees LA | 790 | 770 | -20 | 740 | 800 | 60 |
| Durham LA | 2,290 | 1,840 | -450 | 2,190 | 2,090 | -100 |
| Darlington LA | _ | 370 | N/A | _ | 390 | N/A |
| Northumberland LA | 830 | 880 | 50 | 1,630 | 1,710 | 80 |
| North East Region | 9,910 | 9,380 | -530 | 10,470 | 11,540 | 1,070 |
| England | 183,930 | 190,270 | 6,340 | 184,330 | 218,830 | 34,500 |
Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools
| Primary | Secondary | |||||
| 1997 | 2009 | Difference | 1997 | 2009 | Difference | |
| Gateshead LA | 22.3 | 20.4 | -1.9 | 16 | 14.7 | -1.3 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne LA | 23.9 | 21 | -2.9 | 16.8 | 15.4 | -1.4 |
| North Tyneside LA | 23.9 | 22.3 | -1.6 | 17.2 | 15.2 | -2 |
| South Tyneside LA | 23.4 | 21.1 | -2.3 | 16.9 | 15.1 | -1.8 |
| Sunderland LA | 22.8 | 20.2 | -2.6 | 16.3 | 14.4 | -1.9 |
| Hartlepool LA | 25.2 | 20.5 | -4.7 | 17.1 | 15.7 | -1.4 |
| Middlesbrough LA | 23.7 | 19.9 | -3.8 | 16.2 | 13.7 | -2.5 |
| Redcar and Cleveland LA | 24.3 | 20.4 | -3.9 | 17.2 | 14.9 | -2.3 |
| Stockton-on-Tees LA | 24.2 | 20.9 | -3.3 | 17.1 | 15.2 | -1.9 |
| Durham LA | - | 20.6 | N/A | - | 15.3 | N/A |
| Darlington LA | - | 22.9 | N/A | - | 16.6 | N/A |
| Northumberland LA | 24.5 | 20.5 | -4 | 18.6 | 17.1 | -1.5 |
| North East Region | 23.8 | 20.8 | -3 | 17.1 | 15.4 | -1.7 |
| England | 23.4 | 21.4 | -2 | 16.7 | 15.9 | -0.8 |
Average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers in local authority maintained nursery, primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units. £'s
| 1997 | 2008 | Difference | |
| Gateshead LA | 22,640 | 37,090 | 14,450 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne LA | 22,640 | 36,970 | 14,330 |
| North Tyneside LA | 22,580 | 36,890 | 14,310 |
| South Tyneside LA | 22,460 | 37,690 | 15,230 |
| Sunderland LA | 22,390 | 37,400 | 15,010 |
| Hartlepool LA | 22,220 | 36,980 | 14,760 |
| Middlesbrough LA | 22,280 | 36,800 | 14,520 |
| Redcar and Cleveland LA | 22,120 | 36,460 | 14,340 |
| Stockton-on-Tees LA | 22,390 | 36,440 | 14,050 |
| Durham LA | . | 36,960 | . |
| Darlington LA | . | 38,140 | . |
| Northumberland LA | 22,690 | 36,830 | 14,140 |
| North East Region | 22,460 | 37,010 | 14,550 |
| England | 22,920 | 37,350 | 14,430 |
National Summary
Teaching Assistants - in 2009 there were 185,530 teaching assistants in Maintained Schools up from 61,260 in 1997.
Other Support Staff - in 2009 there were 164,750 full time equivalent other support staff in Maintained Schools up from 75,200 in 1997.
Numbers of Teachers - in 2009 there were 190,270 full time equivalent teachers in Maintained Primary Schools up from 183,930 in 1997. In Maintained Secondary Schools there were 218,830 full time equivalent teachers in 2009 up from 184,330 in 1997.
Pupil Teacher Ratios - in 2009 the pupil : teacher ratio for Maintained Primary Schools was 21.4 down from 23.4 in 1997. For Maintained Secondary Schools the pupil : teacher ratio in 2009 was 15.9 down from 16.7 in 1997.
The average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers, in local authority maintained nursery, primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units in 2008 was £37,350 up from £22,920 in 1997.
