At the end of the summer the Education Workforce Council (EWC) published the Annual Education Workforce Statistics for Wales.
The independent, professional regulator’s Annual Education Workforce Statistics for Wales 2024 is the most comprehensive source of intelligence on those who work in schools, further education, youth work, and work-based learning in Wales. The data is sourced from the EWC’s Register of Education Practitioners.
As you may know, for a few years now, qualified youth workers and youth work support staff have been required to register with the EWC, but for the first time this year’s report contains information on teachers and learning support staff who work in independent schools and colleges. Following a new government requirement in May 2023 making it essential that their staff register with the EWC, and thus their conduct and practice regulated.
Effective recruitment to the education professions, and the subsequent retention of these practitioners, remains a priority not only in Wales, but across the world. Workforce numbers in Wales have remained fairly static compared to 2023, however there has been a small decline in school learning support workers.
The full Annual Education Workforce Statistics for Wales 2024 is available to read via the EWC website.