Reporting year 2020

School workforce in England

Data guidance

Published 17 June 2021

Description

This document describes the data included in the School Workforce in England National Statistics release’s underlying data files. This data is released under the terms of the Open Government License (opens in a new tab) and is intended to meet at least 3 stars for Open Data (opens in a new tab).

The methodology document should be referenced alongside this data. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality as well as explaining methodology used in producing the data.

Coverage

The Statistical Publication: ‘School Workforce in England’ provides the latest information at national and local level on the number and characteristics of teachers and other school staff that work in state funded schools in England.

The publication summarises the information that was collected via the November 2019 School Workforce Census, the tenth running of the ‘census’ and links data from other sources including teachers’ pension administration data and the Database of Qualified Teachers. 

It includes information on:

• Teacher numbers, characteristics and deployment - a time series of teacher numbers in all state funded schools in England. It provides various breakdowns of these; by post held, school type and phase, gender, age, ethnicity, whether they work full/part-time, have Qualified Teacher Status or not etc.
• Teacher turnover and retention - the number of qualified entrants to teaching (and whether they are new teachers or returners), their propensity to stay, and the numbers of qualified teachers leaving the teaching profession (e.g. through retirement or leaving early).
• Teacher pay - the salaries received (in £5/10 thousand bands) for all teachers and separately for classroom teachers, leadership group teachers, and head teachers. The statistics also provide an age, gender and school type/phase breakdown. Where appropriate, average mean and median salaries are provided for comparison purposes. A summary time series of mean averages on a comparable basis is also provided.
• Statistics on support staff - the number of teaching assistants and school support staff employed by all state funded schools. This data shows the numbers by post held and has some limited characteristics data e.g. gender and ethnicity.
• Teacher qualifications and curriculum taught - information on the highest post-A-level qualification held by teachers (by teacher grade and school type/phase).

Estimates are also provided, based on a large sample of secondary schools, which show the number of teachers by subject, teaching at Key Stage 3-5 and the relevant number of hours taught.

The publication also provides estimates of the number/percentage of teachers teaching each subject that have relevant post-A-level qualifications in the subject. Similar data is produced showing the number of hours taught by teachers with relevant post-A-level qualifications in the subject.

• Teacher vacancies - the number of advertised teaching posts that were either vacant or temporarily filled at the census date in November (which is mid term). It provides subject level estimates for these posts for secondary schools only.
• Teacher sickness absence - the number of teachers that have taken sickness absence in the previous academic year and the number of days they were absent.
• Pupil teacher ratios - Pupil data from the January 2019 school census is used to produce pupil teacher ratios and pupil adult ratios (teachers and all classroom-based support) for each school type/phase.
• Teacher retirements and teachers out of service - the overall number of teachers who have been awarded retirement benefits from the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme after leaving teaching service in England. Also included are estimates of the numbers of teachers with qualified teacher status in England who have left service or who never entered service.

The statistics published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ series of releases are predominantly based on information provided by schools and local authorities as part of the annual School Workforce Census.

The underlying data files include national, regional, local authority and school level information for schools in England.

File formats and conventions

Where is it decided disclosure control is necessary to protect confidentiality, symbols are used in the underlying data files as follows:

: Not available - this information has not been collected or there are no estimates available at this level of aggregation.

N/A  Not available - this is normally where a statistic cannot be produced. For example where a denominator is not available to produce a percentage. 

c = confidential - where presentation of data would disclose confidential information, for example being able to identify details about a single respondent, this data must be suppressed and given this marker to maintain confidentiality clauses.

u = low reliability - this indicates observations/values for which the user should be aware of the low quality, for example where values of statistical significance have been calculated. The use of the 'u' depends on the context, therefore additional information, e.g. explanations about the reliability limits applicable, should be provided in the notes. 

z = not applicable. The 'z' symbol is only to be used when an observation is not applicable (e.g. in tables of employment where people under 16 cannot legally be employed).

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

Pupil to teacher ratio

• Filename: workforce_ptrs_2016_2020_nat_reg_la_sch.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Pupil: teacher ratios and pupil: adult ratios in state funded schools.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
number_schools	Number of schools
pupil_to_adult_ratio	Pupil to adult ratio within-schools
pupil_to_qual_teacher_ratio	Pupil to teacher ratio (Qualified) within-schools
pupil_to_qual_unqual_teacher_ratio	Pupil to teacher ratio (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools
school_type	Type of school

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.

Qualified entrants to teaching

• Filename: workforce_qual_entrants_2011_2020_nat_eth_v1.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2011/12 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Full time equivalent (FTE) qualified teacher entrants by category including school type, gender, age group and type of entrant.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age group
entrant_type	Type of entrant
ethnicity_major	Ethnicity major
fte_entrants	FTE number of entrants
fte_entrants_percent	Entrants rate
gender	Gender
grade	Post appointed to
school_type	Type of school
working_pattern	Working pattern

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.

Qualified leavers from teaching

• Filename: workforce_qual_leavers_2010_2019_nat_eth_v1.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2019/20
• Content:

  Qualified teacher leavers by category including school type, gender, age group and post on leaving.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age group
ethnicity_major	Ethnicity major
fte_leavers	FTE number of leavers
fte_leavers_percent	Leavers rate
gender	Gender
grade	Post on leaving
leaver_type	Type of leaver
school_type	Type of school
working_pattern	Working pattern

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.

Subjects taught

• Filename: curriculum_2011_2020_v2_nat.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2011/12 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Head count of teachers and the number of hours taught by subject to year groups 7-13 in all state funded secondary schools.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
hours_allyrs	Numbers of hours taught for years 7 through 13
hours_yrs1011	Numbers of hours taught for years 10 and 11
hours_yrs1213	Numbers of hours taught for years 12 and 13
hours_yrs79	Numbers of hours taught for years 7 through 9
subject	Subject taught
teachers_allyrs	All teachers of years 7 to 13
teachers_yrs1011	Teachers teaching years 10 and 11
teachers_yrs1213	Teachers teaching years 12 and 13
teachers_yrs79	Teachers teaching years 7 through 9

Footnotes

1. Teachers were counted once against each subject and key stage they taught at, irrespective of the time spent teaching that subject and key stage. Therefore teachers may be counted against multiple subjects. The sum of subject and key stage teachers therefore does not sum to the number of secondary school teachers presented elsewhere in this publication.

Support staff characteristics

• Filename: workforce_support_staff_characteristics_2010_2020_nat_reg_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2011/12 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Headcount and Full time Equivalent of support staff by type of school and characteristics including post held, age group and ethnicity (additional file at school level).

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	Characteristic
fte_percent_within_gender_post	Full-time equivalent percent within gender post
full_time_equivalent	Full-time equivalent
headcount	Headcount
headcount_percent_within_gender_post	Headcount percent within gender post
school_type	Type of school

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.

Teacher and support staff Full-time Equivalent (FTE) and headcount numbers

• Filename: workforce_2010_20_fte_hc_nat_reg_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Teacher and support staff Full Time Equivalent and headcount numbers by type of school (additional file at school level).

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
fte_administrative_staff	FTE of administrative staff
fte_all_teachers	FTE of all teachers
fte_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of assistant head teachers
fte_auxiliary_staff	FTE of auxiliary staff
fte_classroom_teachers	FTE of classroom teachers
fte_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of deputy head teachers
fte_ft_all_teachers	FTE of all full-time teachers
fte_ft_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all full-time teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_ft_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of full-time assistant head teachers
fte_ft_classroom_teachers	FTE of full-time classroom teachers
fte_ft_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of full-time deputy head teachers
fte_ft_head_teachers	FTE of full-time head teachers
fte_ft_leadership_teachers	FTE of full-time leadership teachers
fte_head_teachers	FTE of head teachers
fte_leadership_teachers	FTE of leadership teachers
fte_other_school_support_staff	FTE of other school support staff
fte_pt_all_teachers	FTE of all part-time teachers
fte_pt_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all part-time teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_pt_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of part-time assistant head teachers
fte_pt_classroom_teachers	FTE of part-time classroom teachers
fte_pt_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of part-time deputy head teachers
fte_pt_head_teachers	FTE of part-time head teachers
fte_pt_leadership_teachers	FTE of part-time leadership teachers
fte_teaching_assistants	FTE of teaching assistants
fte_technicians	FTE of technicians
fte_workforce	FTE of all workforce
hc_administrative_staff	Headcount of administrative staff
hc_all_teachers	Headcount of all teachers
hc_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of assistant head teachers
hc_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of auxiliary staff
hc_classroom_teachers	Headcount of classroom teachers
hc_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of deputy head teachers
hc_ft_all_teachers	Headcount of all full-time teachers
hc_ft_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all full-time teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_ft_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time assistant head teachers
hc_ft_classroom_teachers	Headcount of full-time classroom teachers
hc_ft_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time deputy head teachers
hc_ft_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time head teachers
hc_ft_leadership_teachers	Headcount of full-time leadership teachers
hc_head_teachers	Headcount of head teachers
hc_leadership_teachers	Headcount of leadership teachers
hc_occasional_teachers	Headcount of occasional teachers
hc_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of other school support staff
hc_pt_all_teachers	Headcount of all part-time teachers
hc_pt_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all part-time teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_pt_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time assistant head teachers
hc_pt_classroom_teachers	Headcount of part-time classroom teachers
hc_pt_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time deputy head teachers
hc_pt_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time head teachers
hc_pt_leadership_teachers	Headcount of part-time leadership teachers
hc_teaching_assistants	Headcount of teaching assistants
hc_technicians	Headcount of technicians
hc_third_party_support_staff	Headcount of third-party staff
hc_workforce	Headcount of all workforce
number_schools	Number of schools
percent_pt_teacher	Percent of all teachers that are part-time
ratio_of_teaching_assistants_to_all_teachers	Ratio of teaching assistants to all teachers
school_type	Type of school

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.

Teacher and support staff Full-time Equivalent (FTE) and headcount numbers for schools

• Filename: workforce_2010_20_fte_hc_nat_reg_la_sch.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Teacher and support staff Full Time Equivalent and headcount numbers by type of school (additional file at school level).

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
fte_administrative_staff	FTE of administrative staff
fte_all_teachers	FTE of all teachers
fte_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of assistant head teachers
fte_auxiliary_staff	FTE of auxiliary staff
fte_classroom_teachers	FTE of classroom teachers
fte_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of deputy head teachers
fte_ft_administrative_staff	FTE of full-time administrative staff
fte_ft_all_teachers	FTE of all full-time teachers
fte_ft_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all full-time teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_ft_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of full-time assistant head teachers
fte_ft_auxiliary_staff	FTE of full-time auxiliary staff
fte_ft_classroom_teachers	FTE of full-time classroom teachers
fte_ft_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of full-time deputy head teachers
fte_ft_head_teachers	FTE of full-time head teachers
fte_ft_leadership_teachers	FTE of full-time leadership teachers
fte_ft_other_school_support_staff	FTE of full-time other school support staff
fte_ft_teaching_assistants	FTE of full-time teaching assistants
fte_ft_technicians	FTE of full-time technicians
fte_head_teachers	FTE of head teachers
fte_leadership_teachers	FTE of leadership teachers
fte_other_school_support_staff	FTE of other school support staff
fte_pt_administrative_staff	FTE of part-time administrative staff
fte_pt_all_teachers	FTE of all part-time teachers
fte_pt_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all part-time teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_pt_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of part-time assistant head teachers
fte_pt_auxiliary_staff	FTE of part-time auxiliary staff
fte_pt_classroom_teachers	FTE of part-time classroom teachers
fte_pt_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of part-time deputy head teachers
fte_pt_head_teachers	FTE of part-time head teachers
fte_pt_leadership_teachers	FTE of part-time leadership teachers
fte_pt_other_school_support_staff	FTE of part-time other school support staff
fte_pt_teaching_assistants	FTE of part-time teaching assistants
fte_pt_technicians	FTE of part-time technicians
fte_teaching_assistants	FTE of teaching assistants
fte_technicians	FTE of technicians
fte_workforce	FTE of all workforce
hc_administrative_staff	Headcount of administrative staff
hc_all_teachers	Headcount of all teachers
hc_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of assistant head teachers
hc_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of auxiliary staff
hc_classroom_teachers	Headcount of classroom teachers
hc_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of deputy head teachers
hc_ft_administrative_staff	Headcount of full-time administrative staff
hc_ft_all_teachers	Headcount of all full-time teachers
hc_ft_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all full-time teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_ft_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time assistant head teachers
hc_ft_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of full-time auxiliary staff
hc_ft_classroom_teachers	Headcount of full-time classroom teachers
hc_ft_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time deputy head teachers
hc_ft_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time head teachers
hc_ft_leadership_teachers	Headcount of full-time leadership teachers
hc_ft_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of full-time other school support staff
hc_ft_teaching_assistants	Headcount of full-time teaching assistants
hc_ft_technicians	Headcount of full-time technicians
hc_head_teachers	Headcount of head teachers
hc_leadership_teachers	Headcount of leadership teachers
hc_occasional_teachers	Headcount of occasional teachers
hc_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of other school support staff
hc_pt_administrative_staff	Headcount of part-time administrative staff
hc_pt_all_teachers	Headcount of all part-time teachers
hc_pt_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all part-time teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_pt_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time assistant head teachers
hc_pt_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of part-time auxiliary staff
hc_pt_classroom_teachers	Headcount of part-time classroom teachers
hc_pt_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time deputy head teachers
hc_pt_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time head teachers
hc_pt_leadership_teachers	Headcount of part-time leadership teachers
hc_pt_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of part-time other school support staff
hc_pt_teaching_assistants	Headcount of part-time teaching assistants
hc_pt_technicians	Headcount of part-time technicians
hc_teaching_assistants	Headcount of teaching assistants
hc_technicians	Headcount of technicians
hc_third_party_support_staff	Headcount of third-party staff
hc_workforce	Headcount of all workforce
number_schools	Number of schools
percent_pt_teacher	Percent of all teachers that are part-time
ratio_of_teaching_assistants_to_all_teachers	Ratio of teaching assistants to all teachers
school_type	Type of school

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.

Teacher characteristics

• Filename: workforce_teacher_characteristics_2010_2020_nat_reg_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Teacher Full Time Equivalent and headcount numbers by type of school and characteristics including age group, working pattern, grade and ethnicity (additional file at school level).

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	Characteristic
fte_percent_within_gender_grade	Full-time equivalent percent within gender grade
full_time_equivalent	Full-time equivalent
headcount	Headcount
headcount_percent_within_gender_grade	Headcount percent within gender grade
school_type	Type of school

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.

Teacher pay

• Filename: workforce_teacher_pay_2010_2020_nat_reg_la_sch_v1.1.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Full and part-time teachers in state funded schools by grade of teacher, salary bands, average salary, sector, gender and age (additional file at school level).

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_category	Age of teachers
average_mean	Mean pay
average_median	Median pay
gender	Gender of teacher
grade	Grade of teacher
headcount_£100_to_110K	Headcount of teachers earning £100-110K
headcount_£110K_and_over	Headcount of teachers earning £110K and over
headcount_£25_to_30K	Headcount of teachers earning £25-30K
headcount_£30_to_35K	Headcount of teachers earning £30-35K
headcount_£35_to_40K	Headcount of teachers earning £35-40K
headcount_£40_to_45K	Headcount of teachers earning £40-45K
headcount_£45_to_50K	Headcount of teachers earning £45-50K
headcount_£50_to_55K	Headcount of teachers earning £50-55K
headcount_£55_to_60K	Headcount of teachers earning £55-60K
headcount_£60_to_65K	Headcount of teachers earning £60-65K
headcount_£65_to_70K	Headcount of teachers earning £65-70K
headcount_£70_to_80K	Headcount of teachers earning £70-80K
headcount_£80_to_90K	Headcount of teachers earning £80-90K
headcount_£90_to_100K	Headcount of teachers earning £90-100K
headcount_all	Headcount of teachers
headcount_under£25K	Headcount of teachers earning under £25K
headcount_unknown_pay	Headcount of teachers with unknown pay
school_type	Type of school
teachers_on_leadership_pay_range_percent	Percentage of teachers on leadership pay range

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.
2. Comparisons between years should not be used as an indication of pay awards as they do not compare like for like. For example, in each year teachers retire and are replaced by newly qualified teachers. The older teachers, many of whom will have been in leadership roles, will have been on higher salaries than those who are new to teaching. Also, salaries are not adjusted for inflation over time.

Teacher retention

• Filename: retention_nat.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2020 November
• Content:

  Full and part-time teachers by year of gaining qualified teacher status, who were in service the following year and the percentage recorded in service in state funded schools in England in each year after.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
eight_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 8 years after qualifying
eighteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 18 years after qualifying
eleven_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 11 years after qualifying
fifteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 15 years after qualifying
five_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 5 years after qualifying
four_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 4 years after qualifying
fourteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 14 years after qualifying
nine_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 9 years after qualifying
nineteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 19 years after qualifying
one_yr_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 1 year after qualifying
seven_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 7 years after qualifying
seventeen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 17 years after qualifying
six_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 6 years after qualifying
sixteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 16 years after qualifying
ten_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 10 years after qualifying
thirteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 13 years after qualifying
three_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 3 years after qualifying
twelve_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 12 years after qualifying
twenty_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 20 years after qualifying
twentyfour_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 24 years after qualifying
twentyone_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 21 years after qualifying
twentythree_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 23 years after qualifying
twentytwo_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 22 years after qualifying
two_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service	Percentage of teachers still in service 2 years after qualifying
year_qualified	Year teacher qualified

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.

Teacher retirements

• Filename: workforce_teacher_retirements_2011_2020_nat.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2011-12 to 2020-21
• Content:

  Teacher retirements from state funded schools: Type of award by category including type of school, gender and year.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age	Age retirement
age_group	Age group
all_retirements	All retirements
arb	Age ARB
characteristic	Characteristics
characteristic_group	Characteristic group
gender	Gender
grade	Grade of last post
ill_health	Ill health
premature	Premature
premature_arb	Premature and Age ARB
school_type	Type of school

Footnotes

1. Age retirement, Premature & ARB, and Ill Health are the different types of retirement captured within these figures. Premature and Age ARB are subsets of Premature & ARB retirements.
2. Includes first awards only. There is often a gap between leaving service and a pension becoming payable (deferment), therefore these figures differ from teacher wastage statistics which do not include deferred awards.
3. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.

Teacher sickness absence

• Filename: sickness_absence_teachers_national_regional_la_school.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2014/15 to 2018/19
• Content:

  Teacher sickness absence in state funded schools including average number of days (all teachers) and total teachers taking absence.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
AverageNumberDays-Allteachers	Average number of Days - all teachers
AverageNumberDaysTaken	Average number of days taken
PercentageTakingAbsence	Percentage taking absence
TotalNumberDaysLost	Total Number of Days lost
TotalTeachersTakingAbsence	Total teachers taking absence

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.

Teacher subject vacancies in secondary schools

• Filename: vacancies_teachers_subject_nat.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2010 November to 2019 November
• Content:

  Full-time classroom teacher vacancies and temporary filled number of posts and rates in state funded secondary schools by subject.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Rate	Rate of vacancies and temporary filled posts
SubjectName	Subject of vacancy
Vacancy	Number of teacher vacancies and temporary filled posts

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.

Teacher vacancies

• Filename: vacancies_number_rates_nat_reg_la_2010_2020.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Full-time teacher vacancies, temporarily filled posts and rates in state funded schools by sector and grade.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Post_Grade	Vacancy grade
Rate	Rate of vacancies
school_type	Type of school
TempFilled	Number of temporary filled posts
TempRate	Rate of temporary filled posts
Vacancy	Number of teacher vacancies

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.

Teachers' qualifications

• Filename: workforce_teacher_qualifications_2010_2019_nat_reg.csv
• Geographic levels: National; Regional
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2019/20
• Content:

  Headcount of teachers in state funded schools by type of school, grade and highest level of post A level qualification.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
grade	Grade of teacher
headcount	Headcount
highest_level_qual	Highest level of qualification
school_type	Type of school

Footnotes

1. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.
2. Teachers may have more than one type of qualification, therefore may appear in more than one category.