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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Teacher retention: 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]Total346812014151414
Total[Collapse]PrimaryPrimary2332779425251
[Collapse]Secondary Total1136434726163
Secondary TotalArt.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable12.The data item is not applicable3
Biology.The data item is not applicable23.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5
Chemistry.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Design & Technology.The data item is not applicable3.The data item is not applicable328
English3649426
Geography.The data item is not applicable1.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1
History.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable11.The data item is not applicable2
Information Technology.The data item is not applicable14319
Mathematics.The data item is not applicable195217
Modern Foreign Languages.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable63110
Music.The data item is not applicable222.The data item is not applicable6
Physical Education.The data item is not applicable1.The data item is not applicable113
Physics.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1
Religious Education.The data item is not applicable412411
Science1623416
Welsh first language.The data item is not applicable122.The data item is not applicable5
Welsh second language.The data item is not applicable322411
SEN coordinator2.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1.The data item is not applicable3
Other subject5558326
Unknown.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Head teacher/deputy head etc.e.g. vacancy is for head teacher or deputy head teacher with no teaching commitment..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable

Metadata

Title

Teacher retention: teachers who left the profession by subject and destination

Last update

September 2021 September 2021

Next update

July 2022

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

General description

See other items

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.

Statistical quality

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