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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Teacher posts advertised, applications received, and appointments made by subject
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[Collapse]Total4,74039,8614,179
TotalNot applicable2,16626,6221,941
Headteachers with no teaching commitmentsHeadteachers with teaching commitments have been recorded against the relevant subject204912174
Other Leadership with no teaching commitmentsOther Leadership with teaching commitments have been recorded against the relevant subject3032,850282
ArtIncludes Photography5438448
Biology218118
Business StudiesIncludes Economics and Accountancy & Finance247812
Chemistry278721
Drama/TheatreIncludes Dance and Performing Arts5437848
Design & Technology135417114
English3091,767282
Engineering*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
GeographyIncludes Environemntal Science/Studies, Geology, Sustainability Studies and Wales, Europe & the World4219842
History4541142
ICTIncludes Computer Science8420163
MathematicsIncludes Statistics2731,113234
Modern Foreign Language6024654
Music4213836
Physical Education120996111
Physics276021
Personal & Social EducationIncludes Sex and Relationship Education363
Religious Education5726748
Science2611,032225
Social SciencesIncludes Communication & Culture, Government & Politics, Media Studies, Psychology and Sociology308421
Vocational Subject219315
Welsh Baccalaureate12459
WelshIncludes Welsh First Language and Welsh Second Language195399156
Other Humanities7557672
Other Subject7836375

Metadata

Title

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

Last update

July 2024 July 2024

Next update

July 2025 (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.

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'.

Keywords

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

Statistical quality

The information collected for 2021 to 2023 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.