Sickness Absence for Education Personnel

Please provide the following information for sickness absence for education personnel in local authority maintained primary, secondary, and special/ pupil referral unit schools for 2022/23 and 2023/24. 

Education personnel, refers to any staff member who works in a school – e.g., Headteacher, deputy, teacher, support staff, admin staff, etc. 

Mental Health issues refers to any staff member who required sickness absence due to anxiety, stress, depression, or any other mental health-related reason. 

1) Total number of days lost for schools within the authority due to sick days.

2022/23                           53,142

2023/24                           44,854

2) Total number of days lost to Mental Health issues for schools within the authority.

2022/23                          10,631

2023/24                          10,154

3) Total number of educational personnel who required sickness absence on mental health grounds for schools within the authority.

2022/23                          417

2023/24                          378