Not exact matches
School Workforce Census figures published by the DfE reveal that the number
of full - time equivalent entrants to teaching has decreased from 45,120 (10.4 per
cent) in 2015, to 43,830 (10.1 per
cent) last year.
The 2015
school workforce data showed 93.4 per
cent of headteachers were white British, and 87 per
cent of white British were classroom teachers.
Workforce data confirm ATSI peoples are significantly under - represented in
schools — comprising 1.2 per
cent of the teaching population in comparison to just over 5 per
cent of the student cohort.
The latest NHS
workforce statistics show the number
of school nursing posts has fallen by 13 per
cent since 2010, with just 2,606 now left in the NHS.
The Longitudinal Teacher Education and
Workforce Study 2013 [vi] found more than 97 per
cent of principals identified induction programs as available in their
schools but 20 - 26 per
cent of graduate teachers identified induction programs as not available.
To address these growing concerns over skills gaps in the engineering
workforce, particularly among graduates and
school leavers, 91 per
cent of companies agreed that to improve the supply
of engineers and technicians, more employers need to provide work experience for those in education or training.
According to the DfE's annual
school workforce survey, the amount
of teachers without formal qualifications has increased by over 60 per
cent in four years.
Co-founder Allana Gay, deputy headteacher at Lea Valley primary
school in north London, said she and colleagues were dismayed when the 2015
school workforce data showed 93.4 per
cent of headteachers were white British — a larger percentage than the 87 per
cent of white British classroom teachers.
According to the
workforce census, a higher proportion
of teachers in special
schools left their job last year (11.9 per
cent last year) than in mainstream primary and secondary
schools.
Anne Milton insisted to MPs that the public sector apprenticeship target — which requires public bodies to hire 2.3 per
cent of their
workforce as apprentices every year — is achievable for
schools, but accepted more support is needed.
The 2014
school workforce census shows there are 255,100 full - time equivalent teaching assistants (TAs), an increase
of 4.8 per
cent on 2013.
The latest
school workforce census data shows that the rate
of qualified teachers entering the profession fell to its lowest level since 2011 in 2016, and that the number
of teachers without qualified teacher status rose by seven per
cent between 2015 and 2016.
Schools are the second biggest public
workforce, costing # 29.4 billion in 2014 - 15, 70.2 per
cent of the total
school budget.
Free
schools are, incidentally, by far the biggest employers
of unqualified teachers — 19 per
cent of their teachers have no recognised training qualification according to the 2014
School Workforce and
School Characteristics datasets, compared to less than 3 per
cent in local authority
schools.
The enterprise act paves the way for public sector apprenticeship targets, which are expected to require
schools and trusts with 250 or more employees to employ a number
of apprentices, equivalent to 2.3 per
cent of their
workforce.
Figures from the 2013
school workforce census show that there were 243,700 full - time equivalent teaching assistants, an increase
of 4.9 per
cent of the 232,300 employed the previous year.