WAQ77018 (e) Wedi’i gyflwyno ar 15/08/2018

A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet amlinellu faint o benaethiaid a roddodd y gorau i'w gwaith ym mhob un o'r tair blynedd ddiwethaf, a faint o'r swyddi hynny sydd wedi'u llenwi hyd yma cyn dechrau blwyddyn academaidd newydd 2018-19?

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Recruitment and retention data for secondary phase leadership is collected as part of the Pupil Level Annual Schools Census (PLASC).  Information on recruitment and retention for primary schools does not provide a breakdown for head teacher and deputy head posts.

Table 1 below shows the number of head teachers and deputy heads in secondary schools with no teaching commitments who left the profession over the last 3 calendar years.  These figures exclude those who left at normal retirement age.

Table 1: Number of secondary school head teachers and deputy heads with no teaching commitments who left the profession (excluding those who left at normal retirement age), by calendar year (a) (b)

   

Year

Number who left the profession

2015

6

2016

1

2017

1

  • Excludes those leaving at retirement age
  • Includes middle schools.

Table 2 below shows the number of head teacher and deputy head posts with no teaching commitments that were advertised in secondary schools in each of the last 3 calendar years and the number of those posts where an appointment was made. 

Table 2: Number of head teacher and deputy head posts (with no teaching commitment) advertised and number of appointments made, by calendar year (a)

 
 

Year

Number of posts advertised

Number of posts where an appointment was made

 

2015

16

12

 

2016

11

8

 

2017

22

22

 
  • Includes middle schools.

The recruitment and retention data is published annually on the Welsh Government Stats Wales website:

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