Retention
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Headcount and percentage of teachers in statutory FE seen in service after a given number of years since joining the provider type.
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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
- 828
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of teachers still in service
- Percentage of teachers still in service
- Filters
- Provider type
- First year teaching in statutory FE
- Years since joining statutory FE
- Time period
- 2024 December
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | first_year | provider_type | years_since_joined | headcount_staff | percentage_working_since_first_year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | December | National | E92000001 | England | 2002/2003 | General FE College incl Tertiary, Specialist and Designated | Year joined | 7413 | z |
| 2024 | December | National | E92000001 | England | 2002/2003 | General FE College incl Tertiary, Specialist and Designated | 1 year after joining | 6251 | 84.32483475 |
| 2024 | December | National | E92000001 | England | 2002/2003 | General FE College incl Tertiary, Specialist and Designated | 2 years after joining | 5488 | 74.03210576 |
| 2024 | December | National | E92000001 | England | 2002/2003 | General FE College incl Tertiary, Specialist and Designated | 3 years after joining | 4807 | 64.84554162 |
| 2024 | December | National | E92000001 | England | 2002/2003 | General FE College incl Tertiary, Specialist and Designated | 4 years after joining | 4412 | 59.51706462 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| first_year | First year teaching in statutory FE - The first year a teacher is observed teaching in statutory FE |
| headcount_staff | Number of teachers still in service |
| percentage_working_since_first_year | Percentage of teachers still in service |
| provider_type | Provider type |
| years_since_joined | Years since joining statutory FE - The number of years since a teacher first started working within statutory FE |
Footnotes
- Teachers who join the statutory FE sector and later are based at an academy converter are considered still in service. This is to avoid misleadingly low retention 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