School Workforce Rationale

Helen Barugh School Workforce Statistics and Research

Introduction This presentation aims to demonstrate the benefits that the new collections can bring

to all users

• • Illustrate how the current data sources are used Highlight some current ‘hot topics’ and how the new data will help

Existing data sources • • • • DTR –

teachers

by age, sex, pay details, movements 618G –

teacher

numbers, grade, ethnicity, sickness absence, vacancies Census – numbers

teacher

numbers and

support staff

Staffing surveys – subjects taught and subjects of qualification • Ad-hoc research projects

Natural wastage: 30% of teachers are now aged over 50 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 Source: Database of Teacher Records 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 male 2004 female 2004

The number of support staff has nearly tripled since 1992 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 Other staff Technicians Administrative staff Teaching assistants 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 1992 1993 1994 Source: Annual School Census 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 (p)

Hot topic: support staff supply and pay • • How many support staff (Annual School Census) How much spent on support staff (Consistent Financial Reporting) • • • • Pay for different types of work?

Use of term-time only contracts?

Turnover and wastage?

Age profile?

Hot topic: maths and science teachers • Persistently higher vacancy rates than other teachers (618G) • Older age profile (staffing surveys, ad-hoc research) • • • Use of pay flexibilities to help recruitment/retention?

Turnover and wastage?

Length of service?

Hot topic: RRA monitoring • Teachers by ethnicity (618G) • • • • • Promotion and passing the threshold?

Pay levels?

Leadership group?

Age profile?

Staff role?

• • • • Hot topic: Leadership succession planning Age profile of leadership group (not head teachers) (DTR) Number of schools (ASC) Holders of NPQH (NCSL) Headship vacancies (618G) • • • Middle leaders?

Promotion opportunities?

Turnover and wastage?

Hot topic: CRB checks • • Recording of CRB checks Tool to enable schools and authorities meet their obligations • The Department will not collect the data centrally