Recent data shows that there are now over 468,000 full time equivalent (FTE) in state funded schools in England, which is an increase of 27,000 (6%) since 2010. This makes the highest number of FTE teachers since the School Workforce Census began in 2010.<\/p>
Information on the school workforce in England, including the number and characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity, working pattern and post) of teachers joining and leaving service nationally, is published in the \u2018School Workforce in England\u2019 statistical publication, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england<\/a>. Information for entrants by age, type and academic year is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/295abd8b-e85d-478f-1bad-08db839d58e2<\/a>.<\/p> The table attached provides the latest data for academic years 2010/11 to 2021/22 of the FTE number of qualified teachers leaving and the leaving rate, from state funded school, by region. For consistency with previously provided information, entrants numbers and rates have also been provided. Figures for 2022/23 leavers are not available yet as they will be identified by their absence from the November 2023 census.<\/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 rejoin a state funded school in England at a later date.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1653524/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Recent data shows that there are now over 468,000 full time equivalent (FTE) in state funded schools in England, which is an increase of 27,000 (6%) since 2010. This makes the highest number of FTE teachers since the School Workforce Census began in 2010.<\/p> Information on the school workforce in England, including the number and characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity, working pattern and post) of teachers joining and leaving service nationally, is published in the \u2018School Workforce in England\u2019 statistical publication, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england<\/a>. Information for entrants by age, type and academic year is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/295abd8b-e85d-478f-1bad-08db839d58e2<\/a>.<\/p> The table attached provides the latest data for academic years 2010/11 to 2021/22 of the FTE number of qualified teachers leaving and the leaving rate, from state funded school, by region. For consistency with previously provided information, entrants numbers and rates have also been provided. Figures for 2022/23 leavers are not available yet as they will be identified by their absence from the November 2023 census.<\/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 rejoin a state funded school in England at a later date.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1652318/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The \u2018Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders\u2019 longitudinal study explores the experiences of teachers, middle leaders and senior leaders working in schools in England. The study covers a range of areas including workload, school culture and leadership, career reflections and future ambitions.<\/p> The report, published in April 2023, summarised findings from wave 1 of the study, which was carried out in spring 2022. Although this research report does not make any recommendations, the Department will use the findings as part of its broader research programme on the teaching workforce to design policies that better support teachers, middle leaders and senior leaders.<\/p> The Department continues to take steps to support teachers with reforms aimed at increasing teacher recruitment in key subjects and areas, through an attractive pay offer and financial incentives such as bursaries, and also at ensuring teachers stay and succeed in the profession.<\/p> On 13 July 2023, the Department announced that it is accepting the School Teachers Review Body\u2019s recommendations in full for the 2023/24 pay award for teachers and headteachers, which means that teachers and headteachers in maintained schools will receive a pay award of 6.5%. This is the highest pay award for teachers in over 30 years. This comes on top of the record pay rise in 2022/23 of 5.4% on average, meaning that over two years teacher pay is increasing by more than 12% on average. This award also delivers the manifesto commitment of a minimum £30,000 starting salary for school teachers in all regions of the country, with a pay award of up to 7.1% for new teachers outside London.<\/p> To support teacher retention, the Department has worked with the education sector and published a range of resources to help address staff workload and wellbeing and support schools to introduce flexible working practices. This includes the School Workload Reduction Toolkit and the education Staff Wellbeing Charter. More than 2,700 schools and colleges have signed up to the Charter, which has been downloaded over 30,000 times.<\/p> Building on a successful pilot, the Department is providing over £1.1 million to provide professional supervision and counselling to school and college leaders. Over 1,000 headteachers have benefitted from the support so far. On 12 June 2023, the Department announced the expansion of the programme, doubling places this year, so that more headteachers can have access to this valuable support.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625138/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Information on the number of newly qualified entrants to state funded schools in England and the retention rates of qualified teachers is published in the annual \u2018School Workforce in England\u2019 national statistics release. The information can be accessed at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england<\/a>.<\/p> In the year to November 2021, the full time equivalent of 43,981 teachers joined the state funded sector in England, including 3,850 deferred newly qualified teachers and 22,059 newly qualified teachers. 87.5% of teachers who qualified in 2020 were still teaching one year after qualification.<\/p> The requested figures by parliamentary constituency are not available.<\/p> The number of teachers remains high, with over 465,500 full time equivalent teachers working in state funded schools across the country, over 24,000 more than in 2010. The Department\u2019s reforms are aimed at increasing teacher recruitment and at ensuring teachers across England stay and thrive in the profession.<\/p> The Department announced a financial incentives package of up to £181 million for those starting Initial Teacher Training in the 2023/24 academic year, a £52 million increase on the last cycle. The Department is providing bursaries worth up to £27,000 and scholarships worth up to £29,000 to encourage trainees to apply to train in key secondary subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computing.<\/p>