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Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official 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]Total2555526399963352,777
Total[Collapse]PrimaryPrimary1572644236071581,609
[Collapse]Secondary Total982882163891771,168
Secondary TotalArt16811531
Biology2643116
Chemistry2511312
Design & Technology51611221367
English1539175819148
Geography413614340
History411715441
Information Technology4121116649
Mathematics622325715132
Modern Foreign Languages6710181051
Music27139637
Physical Education2141119854
Physics.The data item is not applicable434213
Religious Education211715641
Science738234125134
Welsh first language4639426
Welsh second language42110231674
SEN coordinator5.The data item is not applicable53.The data item is not applicable13
Other subject2247284427168
Unknown.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable11
Head teacher/deputy head etc.e.g. vacancy is for head teacher or deputy head teacher with no teaching commitment.1367320

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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: 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

SCHS0284