Written question WQ84556

Information from the most recent Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) shows that in the calendar year January to December 2020, there were 880 teaching posts advertised in English medium schools. Of these 880 posts, an appointment was made in 796 cases (90.5%). No appointment was made in the remaining 84 cases (9.5%).

Source: Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC).

Note: English medium category includes ‘English with significant Welsh’ and ‘English Medium’ schools. School medium type is not applicable for nursery and special schools.

Table 1 below provides the number of posts advertised and number of appointments made in English medium schools from 2016 to 2020.

Further information, including a breakdown of vacancies by medium, is available on StatsWales at the following link. Teacher recruitment data relating to calendar year 2021 is due to be published in July 2022 (provisional date).

https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Education-and-Skills/Schools-and-Teachers/teachers-and-support-staff/pupil-Level-annual-school-census/Teacher-Recruitment-and-Retention

Table 1: Number of posts advertised and number of appointments made in English medium schools in Wales, 2016 to 2020

Source: Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC)

Note: English medium category includes ‘English with significant Welsh’ and ‘English Medium’ schools. School medium type is not applicable for nursery and special schools.

Year

Number of posts advertised

Number of posts where an appointment was made

Proportion (%) of posts where an appointment was made

January - December 2016

1,198

1,133

94.6%

January - December 2017

1,358

1,233

90.8%

January - December 2018

1,149

1,071

93.2%

January - December 2019

1,153

1,053

91.3%

January - December 2020

880

796

90.5%