School workforce

Research from the TDA found that:

·         There has been a slight decline in the no. of teachers in the past year

·         In the previous four years there has been a 10% increase in the number of secondary teachers despite stable pupil numbers

·         Those teaching ICT and RE are most likely to have no qualification in that subject

·         Support staff have increased by 62% since 2001

·         Teaching assistants are most prevalent in primary schools and PRUs. In secondary schools admin staff are almost as prevalent as TAs.

·         Information re: BME mix

Pupils	Ethnicity	Teachers	Trainee teachers
82%	White	94.6%	83.8%
7.7%	Asian	2.4%	5.0%
3.2%	Mixed	0.7%	1.7%
4.1%	Black	1.7%	3.0%

·         Y&H has the second highest number of primary school teacher vacancies (outside London) (as a % of teachers in post). In secondary schools the picture is not as bad.