Attrition
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Headcount and percentage of teachers in statutory FE not seen working in the sector the following year, split by region, provider type, gender and age.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Further education
- Publication
- Further education college workforce using teacher pension data
- Release
- Academic year 2024/25
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 440
- Geographic levels
- National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of teachers not in service the following year
- Percentage of teachers not in service the following year
- Filters
- Provider type
- Age group
- Gender
- Time period
- 2002/03 to 2023/24
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | provider_type | gender | age_group | headcount_leavers | percentage_leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200203 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Total statutory FE | Total | Total | 302 | 8.5311 |
| 200203 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000002 | North West | Total statutory FE | Total | Total | 1011 | 9.9743 |
| 200203 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | Total statutory FE | Total | Total | 613 | 9.2486 |
| 200203 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | Total statutory FE | Total | Total | 478 | 11.4381 |
| 200203 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000005 | West Midlands | Total statutory FE | Total | Total | 877 | 10.7383 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age_group | Age group |
| gender | Gender |
| headcount_leavers | Number of teachers not in service the following year |
| percentage_leavers | Percentage of teachers not in service the following year |
| provider_type | Provider type |
Footnotes
- Teachers working in the statutory FE sector who the following year are based at an academy converter are not counted as leavers. This is to avoid misleadingly high attrition rates where an SFC converts and teachers have not in fact left their role.
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Further Education Workforce Team
Email: FurtherEducation.WORKFORCE@education.gov.ukContact name: João Morais