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<p>One of the Department’s priorities is to ensure that it continues to attract, retain
and develop highly skilled teachers to inspire the next generation.</p><p>As at November
2021, the latest data available, there were 465,500 full time equivalent (FTE) teachers
working in state funded schools in England, of which 9,600 were in Lancashire. This
is an increase of 4,400 since the previous year, and an increase of 170 in Lancashire.</p><p>Information
on the school workforce, including the number of teachers leaving service nationally,
is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication, which can
be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england"
target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p><p>The
table below provides the FTE number of qualified teachers leaving, and the leaving
rate, from state funded schools in Lancashire Local Authority and England, for the
2016/17 to 2020/21 academic years, which is the latest data available.</p><p><strong>FTE
qualified teachers leaving and leaving rate<sup>1</sup> from state funded schools</strong></p><p>As
at November 2016 to 2020:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Lancashire
</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Leavers</p></td><td><p>Leaving rate</p></td><td><p>Leavers</p></td><td><p>Leaving
rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>658</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>36,262</p></td><td><p>8.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>7.5%</p></td><td><p>32,249</p></td><td><p>7.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>783</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td><td><p>41,150</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>865</p></td><td><p>9.5%</p></td><td><p>43,102</p></td><td><p>9.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1,037</p></td><td><p>11.1%</p></td><td><p>46,667</p></td><td><p>10.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
School Workforce Census</p><p><sup>1</sup>Leaving rate is the number of leavers divided
by the total number of qualified teachers in post in November each year.</p><p><sup>2</sup>For
example, 2020/21 leavers are those who left service between November 2020 and November
2021.</p><p>Leavers are defined as qualified teachers leaving the state funded sector
in England, for example due to a change of career or joining other UK education sectors
and those leaving on career breaks, such as maternity leave or secondments outside
of the school sector. Some of these teachers may re-join a state funded school in
England at a later date.</p><p>Almost 9 in 10 (87.5%) teachers who qualified in 2020
were still teaching one year after qualification, and just over two thirds (68.8%)
of teachers who started teaching five years ago are still teaching.</p><p>The Department
provides bursaries worth up to £27,000 and scholarships worth up to £29,000 to encourage
talented trainees to key subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computing
for those starting teacher training in 2023/24.</p><p>Through the Department’s Levelling
Up Premium, specialist teachers in the first 5 years of their career will be able
to receive up to £3,000 tax-free each year from 2022/23 to 2024/25.</p><p>The Department
has made good progress towards raising starting salaries to £30,000, with all new
teachers to earn at least £28,000 from September, an 8.9% uplift, alongside a 5% pay
award for more experienced teachers and leaders.</p><p>The Department is taking action
to improve teacher quality and pupil outcomes by transforming the training and support
we provide for teachers. The Department will deliver 500,000 teacher training and
development opportunities by 2024, giving all teachers and school leaders access to
world class, evidence based training and professional development at every stage of
their career, including providing specialist training to drive better literacy through
a new National Professional Qualification for Leading Literacy and a new National
Professional Qualification for Early Years Leadership.</p><p> </p>
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