Official figures show that more teachers took sickness absence in the 2010-2011 academic year compared with the year before.
According to data from the Department for Education:
- 56 per cent of teachers took sickness absence during 2010-2011 compared with 52 per cent in 2009-2010.
- An average 4.6 days sickness absence leave was taken by each teacher, up by almost 10 per cent on the previous year.
Other key statistics in the report include:
- 700 heads are earning at least £100,000; 100 of which are primary heads.
- The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers is down by 10,000 (2.2%) to 438,000 on the previous year.
- The average salary figures are approximately £100 less than the equivalent figures a year earlier.
Read the report:
http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s001062/index.shtml
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A Person
2 May 2012
Aha! So this is where all you Suits hang out!
Will be using some of this article as fuel for my latest blog ranting! Keep your eyes peeled:
http://www.crapteacher.wordpress.com/