Cost of Supply Teachers

Summary

The requester asked the Cabinet Office for the total cost of supply teachers to the Manx taxpayer for the last academic year and the preceding four years after the Department of Education, Sport and Culture redirected the query. The authority disclosed the specific costs for each of the five academic years, totaling over £12.9 million.

Key Facts

• The request was redirected from the Department of Education, Sport and Culture to the Cabinet Office.
• The Cabinet Office provided cost data for five consecutive academic years from 2019 to 2024.
• The cost of supply teachers has increased every year over the five-year period.
• The total cost for the five-year period was £12,933,080.28.
• The most recent academic year (Sept 2023-Aug 2024) cost £3,307,373.38.

Data Disclosed

• £3,307,373.38
• £2,896,928.00
• £2,687,140.66
• £2,219,023.81
• £1,822,614.43
• £12,933,080.28
• September 2023 to August 2024
• September 2022 to August 2023
• September 2021 to August 2022
• September 2020 to August 2021
• September 2019 to August 2020
• 2024-10-07
• 2024-10-10
• 4178757

Original Request

We asked for information via a FOI request on 5.9.24 from the DESC as to the cost of supply teachers on the IOM. The Department replied on 2.10.24 indicating that it did not hold the information requested but suggested that the Cabinet Office may be able to assist. Please may therefore receive a response to the following: 1. What was the total overall cost to the Manx taxpayer of supply teachers in the last academic year (September 23 to July 2024)? 2. What was such cost in each of the preceding four academic years? Thank you

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244
Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 4178757 10 October 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 7 October 2024, which states:

"We asked for information via a FOI request on 5.9.24 from the DESC as to the cost of supply teachers on the IOM.
The Department replied on 2.10.24 indicating that it did not hold the information requested but suggested that the Cabinet Office may be able to assist.
Please may therefore receive a response to the following:
1. What was the total overall cost to the Manx taxpayer of supply teachers in the last academic year (September 23 to July 2024)?
2. What was such cost in each of the preceding four academic years?
Thank you"

Please find below the information requested.

Question Academic Year Cost of Supply Teachers 1. September 2023 to August 2024 £3,307,373.38 2. September 2022 to August 2023 £2,896,928.00 2. September 2021 to August 2022 £2,687,140.66 2. September 2020 to August 2021 £2,219,023.81 2. September 2019 to August 2020 £1,822,614.43

Total £12,933,080.28

Please quote the reference number 4178757 in any future communications.

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