Written question WQ86844
- Asked by
- James EvansConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
How many teachers in Wales leave the profession after less than 12 months?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Destination
Number of teachers who left the profession with one years’ teaching experience
Employed in a non-teaching capacity within the education system
*
Other
65
Employed outside education
10
Unknown
10
Early Retirement
0
Retirement
0
Total excluding those who left to teach at another school
85
Employed at Another School
50
Total
135
Source: School Workforce Annual Census (SWAC)
• all figures rounded to the nearest five.
* = numbers greater than zero but less than five
Figures from the School Workforce Annual Census (SWAC) show that a total of 85 teachers with one years’ teaching experience left the profession in academic year 2020-21.
The majority of those who left the profession – 65 teachers (75%) – marked the reason for leaving as “other”. This figure may include people who left due to the end of a short-term or temporary contract.
Ten teachers left to be employed outside of education and 10 teachers left with an unknown destination.