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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]Total1583424476301961,773
Total[Collapse]PrimaryPrimary94167303365911,020
[Collapse]Secondary Total64175144265105753
Secondary TotalArt1248419
Biology.The data item is not applicable43119
Chemistry14.The data item is not applicable117
Design & Technology59616541
English10241242694
Geography4847225
History36210324
Information Technology26810329
Mathematics3122538987
Modern Foreign Languages44911836
Music1467321
Physical Education17716435
Physics.The data item is not applicable213.The data item is not applicable6
Religious Education.The data item is not applicable7510628
Science52415251988
Welsh first language3436218
Welsh second language2136161047
SEN coordinator3.The data item is not applicable53.The data item is not applicable11
Other subject1634202917116
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 applicable136212

Metadata

Title

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

Last update

September 2023 September 2023

Next update

July 2024

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.