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<p>As of the 31 of October 2023, the proportion of officials in the Department that
are graded as senior civil servant 2 and are women on full time equivalent contracts
is 64.9%. This figure was calculated by dividing the number of women at senior civil
servant 2 grade on full time contracts by the total number of staff at senior civil
servant 2 grade on full time contracts. This figure includes the Department, as well
as its executive agencies – Education and Skills Funding Agency, Teaching Regulation
Agency, Standard and Testing Agency.</p><p>The official public sector employment statistics
published in June 2023 by the Office for National Statistics include data on the proportion
of staff on temporary contracts who are women. These figures can be accessed at: <a
href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable</a>.</p><p>In
2022/23, more than half of new entrants to the civil service were women (54.1%). In
2021/22, 51.6% of new entrants and 53.9% of promotions to the senior civil service
were women.</p>
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