Headcount by new, returning and continuing
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Headcount and percentage of teachers in statutory FE split by those who are new, returning from a gap of a year or more, or continuing service from the previous year. Split by 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
- 207
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of teachers
- Percentage of teachers
- Filters
- Provider type
- Summary
- Time period
- 2002/03 to 2024/25
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | summary | headcount_staff | percentage_of_staff_within_category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200203 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | General FE College incl Tertiary, Specialist and Designated | Continuing service from the previous year in statutory FE | 44821 | 84.5217 |
| 200203 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | General FE College incl Tertiary, Specialist and Designated | New to statutory FE | 7315 | 13.7943 |
| 200203 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | General FE College incl Tertiary, Specialist and Designated | Returning teacher after 1 year or more gap in statutory FE | 893 | 1.684 |
| 200203 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Sixth Form College | Continuing service from the previous year in statutory FE | 7610 | 87.8854 |
| 200203 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Sixth Form College | New to statutory FE | 879 | 10.1513 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| headcount_staff | Number of teachers |
| percentage_of_staff_within_category | Percentage of teachers |
| provider_type | Provider type |
| summary | Summary - Filter by whether teachers are new (have never taught at a statutory FE provider before), continuing (taught the previous year in statutory FE), or returning after a gap (have no teaching records at least one year previous and have now returned to service). |
Footnotes
- The drop in headcount in Sixth Form Colleges from academic year 2017/2018 onwards can be partially attributed to some providers becoming academy converters and falling out of scope, rather than teachers leaving their education provider.
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Further Education Workforce Team
Email: FurtherEducation.WORKFORCE@education.gov.ukContact name: João Morais