Social worker indicators

Social worker characteristics

Social worker leavers by type

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FTE and headcount figures on:<ul><li>social workers in post</li><li>starters</li><li>leavers&nbsp;</li><li>agency social workers in post</li><li>vacancies&nbsp;</li><li>caseload</li><li>sickness absence</li></ul>

1. Indicators (in post, starters, leavers, agency workers, vacancies, caseload and absence)

FTE and headcount figures on characteristics of social workers in post, starters and leavers by:<ul><li>age</li><li>ethnicity</li><li>gender</li><li>role</li><li>time in service</li></ul>

2. Characteristics  (in post, starters, leavers)

FTE and headcount figures on the role of social workers in post by:&nbsp;<ul><li>age</li><li>ethnicity</li><li>gender</li></ul>

3. Role by characteristics (in post)

FTE and headcount figures on the cross-characteristics of social workers in post by:<ul><li>age</li><li>ethnicity</li><li>gender</li></ul>

4. Cross-characteristics (in post) - national only

These are <a href="https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/policies/official-statistics-policies/official-statistics-in-development/">official statistics in development</a>.&nbsp;FTE figures on the number and rate of social worker leavers due to:<ul><li>total attrition</li><li>full attrition</li><li>agency attrition&nbsp;</li><li>movers between local authorities</li></ul>Figures on the total number of social workers in post and leavers, as well as the associated turnover rate, are included from file 1 for context and comparison.

5. Attrition (leavers) - national only

Including children in need and child protection, children looked after and social work workforce statistics

Children's social care

Including Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

COVID-19

Including not in education, employment or training (NEET) statistics

Destination of pupils and students

Including early years foundation stage profile and early years surveys statistics

Early years

Including local authority (LA) and student loan statistics

Finance and funding

Including advanced learner loan, benefit claimant and apprenticeship and traineeship statistics

Further education

Including university graduate employment, graduate labour market and participation statistics

Higher education

Labour market and skills

Including absence, application and offers, capacity, exclusion and special educational needs (SEN) statistics

Pupils and schools

School and college outcomes and performance

Including initial teacher training (ITT) statistics

Teachers and school workforce

Including summarised expenditure, post-compulsory education, qualification and school statistics

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