Size of the further education workforce
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Headcount and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of staff by further education provider type. Data provided for the following providers types: General Further Education Colleges, Sixth Form Colleges, Private Sector Public Funded Providers and Other Public Funded Providers.
The following subgroups from Private Sector Public Funded Providers and Other Public Funded Providers are also reported on:
- Independent Training Provider (ITP);
- Local Authority with an Education Remit;
- Special Post-16 Institution;
- School Based Providers.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Further education
- Publication
- Further education workforce
- Release
- Academic year 2022/23
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Lower estimate of number of staff (headcount)
- Upper estimate of number of staff (headcount)
- Filters
- Name of provider type
- Sub group of private sector public funded or other public funded
- Type of staff member role
- Time period
- 2021/22 to 2022/23
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | provider_sub_type | contract_type | main_role_type | staff_count_type | minimum_number_staff | maximum_number_staff_grossed_estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | General FE College incl Tertiary | - | Total | Admin | Headcount | 26894 | 27632.8461538462 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | General FE College incl Tertiary | - | Total | Support | Headcount | 31631 | 32499.9835164835 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | General FE College incl Tertiary | - | Total | Teacher | Headcount | 46061 | 47326.4120879121 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | General FE College incl Tertiary | - | Total | Manager | Headcount | 9522 | 9783.59340659341 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | General FE College incl Tertiary | - | Total | Leader | Headcount | 2593 | 2664.23626373626 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| contract_type | Contract type |
| main_role_type | Type of staff member role |
| maximum_number_staff_grossed_estimate | Upper estimate of number of staff (headcount) |
| minimum_number_staff | Lower estimate of number of staff (headcount) |
| provider_sub_type | Sub group of private sector public funded or other public funded |
Footnotes
- Figures have been scaled to provide an upper estimate for the size of the further education workforce.
- This release shows data for further education providers in England. The location that a provider is based in has been determined from the main site/head office recorded in the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) database in the Department for Education. This records the main site only and may not cover all locations or regions that a provider operates.
- National figures have been scaled to account for providers who did not respond to the Further Education Workforce Data Collection. Therefore national figures are an estimate. Regional figures have not been scaled and are based on responding providers only.
- Management roles may include some teaching staff with additional responsibilities, or some managers of staff in support or admin roles. The types or number of managers may differ across provider types.
- Independent Training Provider (ITP), Local Authority with an Education Remit, School Based Providers and Special Post-16 Institutions are a subgroup of Other Public Funded Provider and Private Sector Public Funded. Some providers within Other Public Funded Provider and Private Sector Public Funded do not fit into either of these four sub groups.
- The number of school based providers in scope in has reduced from 51 providers in 2021/22 to 33 in 2022/23. Therefore we expect to see a reduction in the number of staff in this provider type. Since school based providers are a subset of other public funded providers, we also expect to see a reduction in staff numbers for this group too.
- The number of independent training providers (ITPs) in scope in has reduced from 1025 providers in 2021/22 to 989 in 2022/23. Therefore we expect to see a reduction in the number of staff in this provider type. Since ITPs are a subset of private sector public funded providers, we also expect to see a reduction in total staff numbers for this group too.
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