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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Teacher posts advertised, applications received, and appointments made by subject
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Click here to sortVacanciesThe methodology to calculate the number of vacancies has been revisedClick here to sortApplicationsClick here to sortAppointments
[Collapse]Total.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
TotalNot applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Headteachers with no teaching commitmentsHeadteachers with teaching commitments have been recorded against the relevant subject.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other Leadership with no teaching commitmentsOther Leadership with teaching commitments have been recorded against the relevant subject.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
ArtIncludes Photography.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Biology.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Business StudiesIncludes Economics and Accountancy & Finance.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Chemistry.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Drama/TheatreIncludes Dance and Performing Arts.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 applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
English.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Engineering.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
GeographyIncludes Environemntal Science/Studies, Geology, Sustainability Studies and Wales, Europe & the World.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
History.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
ICTIncludes Computer Science.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
MathematicsIncludes Statistics.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Modern Foreign Language.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Music.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Physical Education.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Physics.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Personal & Social EducationIncludes Sex and Relationship Education.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Religious Education.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Science.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Social SciencesIncludes Communication & Culture, Government & Politics, Media Studies, Psychology and Sociology.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Vocational Subject.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Welsh Baccalaureate.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WelshIncludes Welsh First Language and Welsh Second Language.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other Humanities.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other Subject.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable

Metadata

Title

Teacher posts advertised, applications received, and appointments made by subject

Last update

July 2025 July 2025

Next update

July 2026 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

School Workforce Annual Census

Contact email

EducationWorkforceData@gov.wales

Designation

Experimental statistics

Geographical coverage

Local authorities

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

The data covers different aspects of the school workforce in Wales, using the data collected from the School Workforce Annual Census (SWAC).

Data collection and calculation

School's data are derived from the School Workforce Annual Census (SWAC) returns in November each year.

The guidance for categorising schools according to Welsh medium provision has been updated. The aim of the new arrangements for categorising schools according to Welsh medium provision is to help local authorities and schools to plan their Welsh medium education provision in such a way that supports the Curriculum for Wales as well as the national goal of one million Welsh speakers, as set out in Cymraeg 2050. Information relating to academic year 2024/25 is the first year that data using the new categorisation system has been published. The data is not comparable with the previous categorisation system.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Academic Year 2020/21 onwards

Rounding applied

* = numbers greater than zero but less than three. Teacher numbers have been rounded to the nearest 3.

Revisions information

The methodology to calculate the number of vacancies advertised and the average applications per post has been revised since last year so that each post advertised is only counted once. More information on this can be in the 'School Workforce Annual Census: Background Information'.

Statistical quality

The information collected for 2021 to 2024 have not undergone a formal final validation period. However, various stages of automated validation and sense-checking are built into the process to ensure a high quality of data to inform policy making. A final validation period is being considered to be introduced for future collections for schools and LAs to review the information they return, and re-submit their data where errors are identified prior to publication.

Keywords

SWAC; Teachers; Workforce; Subjects; Subject; Vacancies; Posts; Applications