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 SDR 101/2013                                                                                                                                                 20 June 2013  Teachers in service, vacancies and sickness absence, January 2013 This Statistical First Release presents data on the number of teachers in service, vacancies for full-time permanent teachers in maintained schools in Wales as at January 2013, and sickness absence during 2012. The information is taken from the STATS3 survey of local authorities (LAs) and is analysed by type of school, type of teacher, vacancies by subject and summary information relating to sickness absence.  Key points  Teachers in service (Section 1) • There were 27,310 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in service with LAs, an increase of 333 since January 2012 (Chart 1, Table 1). • There were 26,139 FTE qualified teachers employed at maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in Wales, an increase of 394 since January 2012 (Chart 2, Table 2). • There were 666 FTE qualified teachers at maintained special schools, a decrease of 26 since January 2012 (Table 3).  • The number of FTE qualified teachers providing education other than at school decreased from 327 to 277 between January 2012 and January 2013 (Table 1).  Teacher vacancies (Section 2) • The total number of teacher vacancies in nursery, primary and secondary schools was lower in January 2013 (86) compared with January 2012 (93) (Tables 4 and 5).  The total nursery, primary and secondary vacancy rate is 0.3 per cent. • There were no nursery school vacancies. The number of vacancies for teachers in primary schools was 47, a decrease of 9 compared with January 2012 (Table 5).  The vacancy rate in the nursery/primary sector is 0.4 per cent. • There were 39 vacancies in secondary schools in January 2013, an increase of 4 from January 2012 (Table 4).  The vacancy rate in the secondary sector is 0.3 per cent. Teacher sickness absence during 2012 (Section 3) • 60 per cent of teachers took sickness absence during 2012, compared with 59 per cent during 2011 (Table 7). • The average annual number of sick-days per teacher taking sickness absence was 11 days (Table 7). • The total number of sick-days taken by teachers during 2012 was 187,377 – over 25,000 days less than during 2011 (Table 7).   Statistician: Stephen Hughes     Tel: 029 2082 5060                        E-mail: school.stats@wales.gsi.gov.ukNext update: June 2014 (provisional)        Twitter: www.twitter.com/statisticswales | www.twitter.com/ystadegaucymru   1Contents     PageSection 1 Teachers in Service 3 Table 1 Teachers in service with LAs  3 Table 2 Teachers in service at maintained nursery, primary or secondary schools  4 Table 3 Teachers in service with LAs at maintained special schools 5       Section 2 Teacher Vacancies  5 Table 4 Teacher vacancies in maintained secondary schools, by subject  6 Table 5 Teacher vacancies in maintained nursery and primary schools 6 Table 6 Teacher vacancies in maintained special schools 7       Section 3 Teacher Sickness Absence 7 Table 7 Sickness absence of teachers in maintained schools 8       Key Quality Information 9                          2Section 1: Teachers in Service  The teachers in service data is collected every January by LAs in Wales, and only includes qualified teachers.       Chart 1: Teachers in service with LAs  05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00003/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13Number of teachers • 2012/13 has seen the first increase in teacher numbers since 2005/06.  • In the last ten years the largest number of teachers was in 2005/06 with 29,783. Table 1: Teachers in service with LAs (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   FTE2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 (b)Qualified teachers at:LA maintained schools (c):Nursery 75 74 73 57 55Primary 13,090 13,072 12,758 12,736 12,944Secondary 12,988 12,782 12,526 12,327 12,525Total 26,153 25,928 25,357 25,120 25,524Miscellaneous/divided service (d):Primary 417 426 343 324 322Secondary 371 386 310 301 293Total 788 811 653 625 615Total 26,941 26,740 26,010 25,745 26,139LA maintained special schools (c) 738 703 684 692 666Other qualified teachers providingeducation other than at school (e) 430 371 361 327 277Other teachers (f) 85 87 100 66 45Adult Education Centres (g) 222 184 176 148 183All teaching staff 28,417 28,084 27,332 26,977 27,310of which on secondment for one term or more 28 26 26 22 21(a) At January each year. (b) Two local authorities were unable to provide supply teacher data.   (c) Includes:  • full-time teachers in regular service including those on secondment;• full-time equivalent (FTE) of part time teachers in regular service;• full-time teachers in occasional service including agency staff;(d) Including peripatetic teachers and advisory teachers.(e) Under the provisions of the Education Act 1944, Section 56 and the Education Act 1981, Section 3. Includes qualified teachers in pupil referral units.(f) Includes:• any other full-time teachers in regular service including those on secondment;• any other FTE of part time teachers in regular service;(g) Includes:• full-time teaching staff in regular service including those on secondment;• FTE of part-time teaching in regular service;• FTE of hourly paid part time teaching staff;• FTE of all staff not paid on teaching staff scales but who spend all or part of their time teaching.  3 Chart 2: Number of full-time, part-time and occasional service teachers at maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools  05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00003/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13Number of teachersFull-Time Qualified Teachers Part-Time & Occasional Service Teachers   • The number of full-time qualified teachers has fallen over the last ten years from 24,828 to 22,024.  • The number of part-time and occasional service staff has increased in the last ten years from 3,121 to 4,115.  Table 2: Teachers in service at maintained nursery, primary or secondary schools (a)                    FTE2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 (b)Qualified teachers in full-time regular service:LA maintained:Nursery schools 63 59 60 50 4Primary schools 10,981 10,993 10,477 10,536 10,649Secondary schools 11,756 11,446 11,152 10,894 10,948Miscellaneous/divided servicePrimar5y 261 276 221 214 188Secondary 280 288 236 222 194Total 541 564 457 436 382Total (c) 23,341 23,062 22,146 21,916 22,024Part-time (FTE) & Teachers in occasional service:(including supply teachers): LA maintained:Nursery schools 12 15 13 7 10Primary schools 2,110 2,079 2,281 2,200 2,295Secondary schools 1,232 1,337 1,374 1,433 1,577Miscellaneous/divided servicePrimary 156 149 121 110 134Secondary 91 98 75 79 99Total 247 248 196 189 233Total (c) 3,600 3,678 3,864 3,829 4,115All teaching staff (FTE): LA maintained:Nursery schools 75 74 73 57 5Primary schools 13,090 13,072 12,758 12,736 12,944Secondary schools 12,988 12,782 12,526 12,327 12,525Miscellaneous/divided servicePrimar5y 417 426 343 324 322Secondary 371 386 310 301 293Total 788 811 653 625 615Total (c) 26,941 26,740 26,010 25,745 26,139(a) At January each year. (b) Two local authorities were unable to provide supply teacher data.   (c) Includes those on secondment.  4Table 3: Teachers in service with LAs at maintained special schools (a) FTE2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13Qualified teachers in full-time regular service: 636 613 596 591 572Part-time (FTE) & Teachers in occasional service: 82 90 88 101 94(including supply)All teaching staff (FTE) 738 703 684 692 666(a) At January each year.         Includes:• full-time teachers in regular service including those on secondment;• fte of part-time teachers in regular service;• full-time teachers in occasional service;  • The last seven years has seen the number of teachers in maintained special schools fluctuate between 611 and 738. • The 666 teachers in maintained special schools in 2012/13 is the lowest number since 2005/06.        Section 2: Teacher Vacancies  Teacher vacancies include advertised vacancies on 15 January 2013 for full-time permanent appointments or  full-time appointments for at least one term’s duration.       Further data for individual subjects and attainment levels can be found in Tables 4 to 6.   Key Points  Teacher vacancies in maintained secondary schools (Table 4)  • In 2012/13, the total number of vacancies in secondary schools has increased since last year, and stood at 39 in January 2013.   Teacher vacancies in maintained primary and nursery schools (Table 5)   • In 2012/13, total vacancies in primary and nursery schools fell to 47, down 11 from the previous year. • All the vacancies in 2012/13 are in primary schools, none in nursery.     5Table 4: Teacher vacancies in maintained secondary schools, by subject (a) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13Mathematics 6 1 1 7 5Computer Studies/Information Technology 0 0 1 1 1Chemistry 3 1 0 1 0Physics 3 0 0 0 1Biology 0 1 1 1 1Other Science (b) 7 1 1 4 1French 2 1 0 1 0German 0 0 0 0 0French/German 0 1 1 0 0Spanish 0 0 0 0 0Other languages 0 1 1 0 1Welsh 6 6 0 1 1English 4 0 1 4 5Drama 1 2 1 0 1History 0 0 0 1 1Social Studies 0 0 0 0 1Geography 1 0 1 1 1Religious Education 2 0 1 2 1Design and Technology (c) 2 1 1 1 2Commerce/Business 0 0 1 0 1Art/Light Craft 0 0 1 0 0Music 5 2 1 0 0P.E. 2 3 2 0 0Special Educational Needs 2 2 1 1 1Careers 0 0 0 0 0Other main subjects 0 0 1 1 2Combined subjects 0 1 0 0 2Total 46 24 18 27 2Headteacher vacancies 3 6 7 5 3Deputy headteacher vacancies 5 3 4 3 7Total vacancies 54 33 29 35 39Vacancy rate 0.4 0.93 0.2 0.3 0.3(a)    At January each year. (b)    Including Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 Science.(c)    Includes Home Economics/Needlework. Table 5: Teacher vacancies in maintained nursery and primary schools (a)                                                                                  2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13Nursery schools:Headteacher 0 0 0 1 0Deputy headteacher 0 0 0 0 0Other 0 1 0 1 0Primary schools:Headteacher 6 16 16 15 11Deputy headteacher 12 6 13 12 12Other 25 22 32 29 2Totals:Headteacher 6 16 16 16 11Deputy headteacher 12 6 13 12 12Other                                                  25 23 32 30 24Total vacancies 43 45 61 58 47Vacancy rate 0.43 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4(a) At January each year.   6Table 6: Teacher vacancies in maintained special schools (a)                                                                               2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13Special schools:Headteacher 1 0 0 1 0Deputy headteacher 0 0 0 0 0Other 4 2 2 1 1Total 5 2 2 2 1(a) At January each year.     Section 3: Teacher Sickness Absence  Sickness absence includes that recorded for full-time and part-time teachers, with permanent contracts or contracts of over 1 month (at maintained schools from 1 January to 31 December).         Chart 3: Percentages of full-time and part-time teachers taking sickness absence  01020304050607080901002003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Percentage AbsenceFull-Time Teachers Part-Time Teachers • Over the last ten years the percentage of full-time teachers taking a period of sick leave has varied between 60 and 69 per cent.  • Over the last five years the percentage of all teachers taking sickness absence has varied between 59 and 64 per cent.                 7Table 7: Sickness absence of teachers in maintained schools: 1 January to 31 December (a)    2008 (c) 2009 2010 2011 2012Teachers taking a period of sickness absence (b):Total teachers:Number 18,777 18,230 18,409 16,949 17,204Percentage 64% 62% 64% 59% 60%Full-time teachers:Number 16,573 15,932 15,647 14,229 14,343Percentage 68% 66% 68% 62% 63%Part-time teachers:Number 2,204 2,298 2,762 2,720 2,861Percentage 43% 43% 51% 48% 48%Average number of days lost due to sickness: per teacher taking a period of sick leave 14 13 12 13 11per teacher (all teachers) 9 8 8 7 7Average number of days lost due to sickness:per full-time teacher taking a period of sick leave 13 13 11 13 11per teacher (all full-time teachers) 9 8 8 8 7Average number of days lost due to sickness:per part-time teacher taking a period of sick leave 14 15 14 12 11per teacher (all part-time teachers) 6 6 7 6 5Sickness absences by duration (in days): Full-time teachers:5 days or less 68,348 62,140 58,363 50,083 52,0206 to 20 days 47,965 43,953 29,067 36,635 28,719more than 20 days 106,694 95,946 91,075 94,032 75,447Total days sickness absence taken by full-time teachers 223,007 202,038 178,505 180,750 156,186Part-time teachers:5 days or less 8,530 8,186 10,058 8,498 8,7316 to 20 days 6,388 7,833 6,537 8,409 5,772more than 20 days 15,984 18,116 23,251 15,660 16,688Total days sickness absence taken by part-time teachers 30,902 34,136 39,846 32,567 31,191Total days sickness absence 253,909 236,174 218,350 213,317 187,377(a) Sickness absence (including unpaid absence) of teachers with permanent contracts or contracts of more than 1 month.(b) Headcount, not full-time equivalents.(c) For 2008 one LA was unable to provide part-time absence data.          8Key Quality Information  Caution should be used when looking at data on teacher vacancies, as they are only a snapshot of the year, and are taken as at a single day in January each year.  Source of data STATS3 data collection from LAs                                                                                         The STATS3 return is completed every January by each LA in Wales and records the number of teachers in service, and vacant posts. The return covers all maintained establishments as well as peripatetic teachers, advisory and miscellaneous teachers and teachers with service divided between schools and those on secondment.   Definitions  Coverage: Data relating to Middle Schools for the 2013 exercise was recorded with Secondary establishments.    Two LAs were unable to provide supply teacher data. In 2010 the two authorities had a combined figure of around 100 supply teachers.     Teachers: The following teachers, employed by LAs, are included in the STATS3 data collection: • Head teachers and other teachers regardless of whether they had classroom duties on the survey date. • Teachers on full-time or part-time regular engagements, of one month or more, including those provided by an agency. • Permanent and temporary supply teachers. • Teachers on engagements of less than one month (occasional service - including 'claims based' and agency staff) if they were employed for the whole of the survey date. • Teachers on leave, sick leave or maternity leave who are still being paid by the authority/school. Teachers, whether full-time or part-time, seconded for service with the authority from outside the authority's area. • Full-time teachers in receipt of full salary whilst full-time on training courses of one term or more. • Teachers in receipt of full salary whilst on a training course of less than one term. • Teachers seconded by the authority on full pay.  The following are excluded from the STATS3 data collection: • Teachers seconded for teaching service in a maintained school or establishment outside the authority's area. • Unqualified teachers employed in nursery schools and classes under Section 4(1)(a) of Schedule 4 of the Education (Teachers) Regulations 1982. • Nursery assistants. • Foreign language assistants. • Students on teaching practice. • Teachers employed by colleges in the FE sector.   Teacher vacancies: includes advertised vacancies on 15 January 2013 for full-time permanent appointments or full-time appointments for at least one term's duration.    9Sickness absence: includes sickness absence recorded for full-time and part-time qualified and unqualified teachers, with permanent contracts or contracts of over 1 month.    Symbols: The following symbols have been used throughout the publication: .. not available . not applicable   Rounding: In tables where figures have been rounded to the nearest final digit there may be an apparent discrepancy between the sum of the constituent items and the total as shown.   Other countries’ releases Attached is the latest available release for England (includes data on teachers, vacancies and sickness absence), published on 30 April 2013: School Workforce in England: November 2012   Scotland publishes some data on teachers as part of a larger publication on schools. Their latest release was published on 11 December 2012: Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland, No.3 2012 Edition   Related data for Wales The Welsh Government also releases data from a different source (the Pupil Level Annual School Census – PLASC) in the form of a Statistical First Release:  School Census Results, 2012 published on 11 July 2012 (2013 data will be published on 11 July 2013)  Since the above release is from a different source, figures may not match, and therefore caution should be taken when making comparisons.  Who are the key users of this data?  These statistics are used within and outside the Welsh Government.  Some of the key users are: Ministers and the Members Research Service in the National Assembly for Wales; • • • • • • • • • • • • The Department for Education in England; Other government departments; Local authorities; Schools; Estyn, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education and Training in Wales; Wales Audit Office; The Department for Education and Skills in the Welsh Government; Other areas of the Welsh Government; The research community; Students, academics and universities; Individual citizens and private companies.  Comments on the coverage or presentation of this release are welcomed. Contact details are on the front page.  Data on teachers is also available from the School Census and General Teaching Council for Wales.  We would welcome any feedback on these statistics.  10

Teachers in service, vacancies and sickness absence, January 2013

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