Written question WQ96719
- Asked by
- Darren MillarConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Education
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary confirm how many teachers in Wales left the profession since 2014, broken down by reason and year?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
The Welsh Government collects information on teachers who left the profession by destination through the Pupil Annual School Census (PLASC). The table below shows the total number of teachers leaving the profession between January 2014 and December 2023.
Teachers who left the profession by destination between January 2014 and December 2023
Calendar Year
Employed in a non-teaching capacity within the education system (a)
Employed outside education
Early retirement (b)
Other
Unknown
Total
2014
49
60
342
231
60
742
2015
42
86
314
266
72
780
2016
55
102
275
279
103
814
2017
53
111
203
252
79
698
2018
55
103
183
209
59
609
2019
40
108
169
215
80
612
2020
34
68
120
141
51
414
2021
58
108
166
205
66
603
2022
66
166
161
284
79
756
2023
97
210
192
366
139
1004
Total
549
1122
2125
2448
788
7032
Footnotes:
• Teachers who have left the teaching profession to take non-teaching roles in other fields of education.
• Does not include teachers who have retired on normal retirement age.