Subjects taught and Specialist teachers and hours
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Headcount of teachers and hours taught in state-funded secondary schools by subject, and the percentages of teachers and the hours taught by relevant qualifications.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Teachers and school workforce
- Publication
- School workforce in England
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 21,420
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Headcount of teachers
- Hours taught by teachers
- Percentage of teachers with qualification
- Filters
- Highest relevant qualification of teacher
- Qualified teacher status
- Subject taught
- Time period
- 2010/11 to 2024/25
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | year_group | qualified_status | subject | highest_subject_qualification | headcount | hours | headcount_percentage | hours_percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 7 to 13 | Total | All subjects | Any including none | 219176 | 3560660 | z | z |
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 7 to 13 | Non-qualified teacher | All subjects | Any including none | 7112 | 105815 | z | z |
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 7 to 13 | Qualified teacher | All subjects | Any including none | 212063 | 3454845 | z | z |
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 7 to 13 | Qualified teacher | All subjects | Masters degree or higher | 12840 | 210591 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 7 to 13 | Qualified teacher | All subjects | PGCE, PGDE, ProfGCE, or ProfGDE | 111923 | 1951057 | 52.9 | 56.6 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| headcount | Headcount of teachers |
| headcount_percentage | Percentage of teachers with qualification |
| highest_subject_qualification | Highest relevant qualification of teacher |
| hours | Hours taught by teachers |
| hours_percentage | Percentage of hours taught by teachers with qualification |
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