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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Teacher retention: combined years of experience of teachers who left the profession by subject and destination
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Click here to sortEmployed in a non-teaching capacity within the education systemTeachers who have left the teaching profession to take non-teaching roles in other fields of education.Click here to sortEmployed outside educationClick here to sortEarly retirementDoes not include teachers who have retired on normal retirement age.Click here to sortOtherClick here to sortUnknown
[Collapse]Total4,6867,58022,44714,4234,62353,759
Total[Collapse]PrimaryPrimary2,5963,82814,6958,8612,21932,199
[Collapse]Secondary Total2,0903,7527,7525,5622,40421,560
Secondary TotalArt24104374224105831
Biology317710910110328
Chemistry365473114178
Design & Technology1232143904121981,337
English2524646147013022,333
Geography7213823719638681
History549831821319702
Information Technology13017328619644829
Mathematics1382071,1797621742,460
Modern Foreign Languages119141379389931,121
Music2126351107105691
Physical Education402305052811961,252
Physics376976625213
Religious Education65181196196117755
Science1144367026214092,282
Welsh first language751111418931447
Welsh second language693434252042611,302
SEN coordinator105.The data item is not applicable18941.The data item is not applicable335
Other subject5845491,0297272383,127
Unknown.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22
Head teacher/deputy head etc.e.g. vacancy is for head teacher or deputy head teacher with no teaching commitment.20371799523354

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General description

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Data collection and calculation

Schools’ data are derived from the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) returns and STATS 1 returns supplied by schools open on Census day in January each year. The returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Since 2007

Rounding applied

None.

Title

Teacher retention: combined years of experience of teachers who left the profession by subject and destination

Last update

July 2024 July 2024

Next update

July 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC), Welsh Government

Contact email

EducationWorkforceData@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

School Census returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by Local Authorities.

Name

SCHS0285