Teacher Retention and SEND Data
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I kindly ask for the following year-by-year statistical and policy-related data for schools within your local authority. Please note that I do not require any personal or identifiable data. 1) Teacher Retention and Attrition Rates (2014 to 2024) Aggregated data for each year, broken down by: School type (mainstream, SEND, and SEMH settings) Retention/attrition rates for teachers leaving within 1, 3, and 5 years of service Teachers leaving before reaching retirement age 2) SEND and SEMH Student Numbers (2014 to 2024) Aggregated data for each year, broken down by: Students with an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) Students receiving SEN support but without an EHCP 3) Policies and Initiatives Any policies, strategies, or initiatives your local authority has implemented to support: Teacher retention Staff well-being and workload management in schools Please provide this information electronically in a spreadsheet or document format. If any part of this request requires clarification or if the time or cost limits would be exceeded, I would appreciate your guidance on refining the request to stay within statutory limits.