School Workforce Rationale

Helen BarughSchool Workforce Statistics and Research

Introduction

This presentation aims to demonstrate the benefits that the new collections can bring to all users

• Illustrate how the current data sources are used

• Highlight some current ‘hot topics’ and how the new data will help

Existing data sources

• DTR – teachers by age, sex, pay details, movements

• 618G – teacher numbers, grade, ethnicity, sickness absence, vacancies

• Census – teacher numbers and support staff numbers

• Staffing surveys – subjects taught and subjects of qualification

• Ad-hoc research projects

Natural wastage: 30% of teachers are now aged over 50

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male 2004

female 2004

Source: Database of Teacher Records

The number of support staff has nearly tripled since 1992

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1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006(p)

Other staff

Technicians

Administrative staff

Teaching assistants

Source: Annual School Census

Hot topic: support staff supply and pay

• How many support staff (Annual School Census)

• How much spent on support staff (Consistent Financial Reporting)

• Pay for different types of work?

• Use of term-time only contracts?

• Turnover and wastage?

• Age profile?

Hot topic: maths and science teachers

• Persistently higher vacancy rates than other teachers (618G)

• Older age profile (staffing surveys, ad-hoc research)

• Use of pay flexibilities to help recruitment/retention?

• Turnover and wastage?

• Length of service?

Hot topic: RRA monitoring

• Teachers by ethnicity (618G)

• Promotion and passing the threshold?

• Pay levels?

• Leadership group?

• Age profile?

• Staff role?

Hot topic: Leadership succession planning

• Age profile of leadership group (not head teachers) (DTR)

• Number of schools (ASC)• Holders of NPQH (NCSL)• Headship vacancies (618G)

• Middle leaders?• Promotion opportunities?• Turnover and wastage?

Hot topic: CRB checks

• Recording of CRB checks

• Tool to enable schools and authorities meet their obligations

• The Department will not collect the data centrally