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School Workforce

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

Teaching AssistantsOther Support Staff
19972009Difference19972009Difference
Ashford Constituency120450330180480300
Kent LA2,4005,4503,0502,8705,8002,930
South East Region10,09027,94017,85014,21028,73014,520
England61,260185,530124,27075,200164,75089,550

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Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972009Difference19972009Difference
Ashford Constituency370470100350510160
Kent LA5,6805,210-4706,6006,800200
South East Region27,58029,5001,92027,58033,5806,000
England183,930190,2706,340184,330218,83034,500

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Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972009Difference19972009Difference
Aylesford Green Ward......
Beaver Ward23.719-4.7...
Biddenden Ward2219.5-2.5...
Bockhanger Ward...1717.30.3
Boughton Aluph and Eastwell Ward......
Bybrook Ward21.918.4-3.5...
Charing Ward22.217.5-4.7...
Downs North Ward21.320-1.3...
Downs West Ward23.319.4-3.9...
Godinton Ward27.823.2-4.6...
Great Chart with Singleton North Ward......
Highfield Ward25.222.2-3...
Isle of Oxney Ward2729.82.8...
Kennington Ward23.923.2-0.716.618.41.8
Little Burton Farm Ward......
Norman Ward......
North Willesborough Ward......
Park Farm North Ward......
Park Farm South Ward21.224.43.2...
Rolvenden and Tenterden West Ward014.914.90..
St Michaels Ward21.822.91.1...
Saxon Shore Ward23.119.9-3.2...
Singleton South Ward25.321.8-3.5...
South Willesborough Ward26.221.7-4.5...
Stanhope Ward21.116.5-4.615.416.20.8
Stour Ward26.226.30.11714.8-2.2
Tenterden North Ward...17.117.90.8
Tenterden South Ward24.623-1.6...
Victoria Ward22.920.4-2.5...
Washford Ward......
Weald Central Ward21.419.7-1.7...
Weald East Ward22.821.9-0.9...
Weald North Ward20.821.10.3...
Weald South Ward24.223.7-0.5...
Wye Ward24.423.2-1.2...
Ashford Constituency23.821.3-2.516.716.70
Kent LA-21.3N/A-16.5N/A
South East Region23.221.3-1.916.716.3-0.4
England23.421.4-216.715.9-0.8

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Average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers in local authority maintained nursery, primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units. £'s Metadata

19972008Difference
Kent LA.37,040.
South East Region22,64036,66014,020
England22,92037,35014,430

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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.


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