Teaching Staff Sickness

Summary

The Department of Education, Sport and Culture provided a breakdown of teaching staff sickness and non-attendance days by school for the period 2016 to 2018 in response to a Freedom of Information request. The response included detailed statistics on full-time and part-time teacher absences due to sickness, maternity, and other leave types across various primary and secondary schools.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2019-10-09 and the outcome was 'All information sent' on 2019-11-05.
• Data covers the three-year period from January 2016 to December 2018.
• Information includes breakdowns by school, school type, and leave categories such as sickness, maternity, and special leave.
• Bunscoill Rhumsaa recorded the highest total absence days (1978.31) among the listed schools for the period.
• The response contained 14 pages and 2 documents.

Data Disclosed

• 2019-10-09
• 2019-11-05
• January 2016
• December 2018
• 14 pages
• 2 documents
• 1978.31
• 732.5
• 310.5
• 82.97
• 654
• 745.12
• 71
• 15.5
• 143
• 999425

Original Request

Can you provide a breakdown by school and school type (i.e. lower, higher) the number of days of sickness and other forms of non-attendance (long term sick, maternity, paternity, compassionate leave etc.) and number of equivalent full time teachers by school in order to form a reasonable comparison. It may be statistically relevant to split full and part time teachers - I leave this to your discretion if it can be broken down accordingly. Can you provide this for the past three years of available statistics, I am not particular what you classify as the year end.

Data Tables (11)

Full Response Text

Corporate Services Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Hamilton House Peel Road, Douglas IM1 5EZ Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im Our ref: 999425 5 November 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 9 October 2019 and which states:

"Can you provide a breakdown by school and school type (i.e. lower, higher) the number of days of sickness and other forms of non-attendance (long term sick, maternity, paternity, compassionate leave etc.) and number of equivalent full time teachers by school in order to form a reasonable comparison. It may be statistically relevant to split full and part time teachers - I leave this to your discretion if it can be broken down accordingly. Can you provide this for the past three years of available statistics, I am not particular what you classify as the year end."

Our response to your request is as follows: I have enclosed the information that is being released to you. The information provided covers the 3 year period from January 2016 to December 2018 inclusive.

Please quote the reference number 999425 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Coordinator

Absence Information for Primary and Secondary Schools 2016 - 2018 Sum of Days Lost Sickness Maternity Special leave Grand Total Primary Education Anagh Coar School 2016 F/t 3 3 P/t 2 2 2016 Total 5 5 2017 F/t 55 55 Left 4 4 P/t 4 208 212 2017 Total 63 208 271 2018 F/t 69.5 2 71.5 Left 372 3 375 P/t 8 2 10 2018 Total 449.5 7 456.5 Anagh Coar School Total 517.5 208 7 732.5 Andreas School 2016 F/t 4 4 P/t 5 5 2016 Total 9 9 2017 F/t 223 223 Left 1 1 P/t 10 10 2017 Total 234 234 2018 F/t 56 0.5 56.5 P/t 11 11 2018 Total 67 0.5 67.5 Andreas School Total 310 0.5 310.5 Arbory School 2016 F/t 3 3 P/t 4 53 57 2016 Total 7 53 60 2017 F/t 15 15 P/t 1 1 2017 Total 16 16 2018 F/t 4 2.47 6.47 P/t 0.5 0.5 2018 Total 4 2.97 6.97 Arbory School Total 27 53 2.97 82.97 Ashley Hill School 2016 P/t 1 117 118 2016 Total 1 117 118 2017 F/t 15 15 P/t 4 4 2017 Total 19 19 2018 F/t 8 250 258 Left 5 5 P/t 4 250 254 2018 Total 17 500 517 Ashley Hill School Total 37 617 654 Ballacottier School 2016 F/t 15 15 Left 5 5 P/t 7 7 2016 Total 27 27 2017 F/t 33 33 Left 8 8 P/t 109 226 335 2017 Total 150 226 376 2018 F/t 52 2.15 54.15 Left 8 2 10 P/t 17 260 0.97 277.97 2018 Total 77 260 5.12 342.12 Ballacottier School Total 254 486 5.12 745.12 Ballasalla School 2016 F/t 17 17 2016 Total 17 17 2017 F/t 16 16 2017 Total 16 16 2018 F/t 37 1 38 2018 Total 37 1 38 Ballasalla School Total 70 1 71 Ballaugh School 2017 F/t 4 4 2017 Total 4 4 2018 F/t 11.5 11.5 2018 Total 11.5 11.5 Ballaugh School Total 15.5 15.5 Braddan School 2016 F/t 1 1 P/t 2 2 2016 Total 3 3 2017 F/t 57 57 P/t 6 6 2017 Total 63 63 2018 F/t 71 3 74 P/t 3 3 2018 Total 74 3 77 Braddan School Total 140 3 143 Bunscoill Rhumsaa 2016 F/t 147 147 P/t 16 16 2016 Total 163 163 2017 F/t 144 260 404 P/t 37 730 767 2017 Total 181 990 1171 2018 F/t 304.5 235 13.43 552.93 Left 5 5 10 P/t 77 4.38 81.38 2018 Total 386.5 235 22.81 644.31 Bunscoill Rhumsaa Total 730.5 1225 22.81 1978.31 Cronk-y-Berry School 2016 F/t 62 62 2016 Total 62 62 2017 F/t 67 189 256 Left 11 11 P/t 15 15 2017 Total 93 189 282 2018 F/t 172 172 Left 2 2 P/t 48 48 2018 Total 222 222 Cronk-y-Berry School Total 377 189 566 Dhoon School 2017 P/t 2 2 2017 Total 2 2 2018 F/t 18 18 P/t 48 48 2018 Total 66 66 Dhoon School Total 68 68 Foxdale School 2016 F/t 4 4 P/t 19 19 2016 Total 23 23 2017 P/t 4 4 2017 Total 4 4 2018 F/t 6 6 P/t 1 1 2018 Total 7 7 Foxdale School Total 34 34 Henry Bloom Noble School 2016 F/t 8 8 P/t 33 33 2016 Total 41 41 2017 F/t 48 142 190 P/t 222 222 2017 Total 270 142 412 2018 F/t 36 4 40 P/t 7.5 7.5 2018 Total 43.5 4 47.5 Henry Bloom Noble School Total 354.5 142 4 500.5 Jurby Community School 2016 F/t 1 1 P/t 2 2 2016 Total 3 3 2017 F/t 10 10 P/t 2 2 2017 Total 12 12 2018 F/t 10 10 P/t 4 4 2018 Total 14 14 Jurby Community School Total 29 29 Kewaigue School 2016 F/t 2 2 P/t 1 1 2016 Total 3 3 2017 F/t 10 10 P/t 14 14 2017 Total 24 24 2018 F/t 21 21 P/t 9 9 2018 Total 30 30 Kewaigue School Total 57 57 Laxey School 2016 F/t 16 123 139 P/t 50 50 2016 Total 66 123 189 2017 F/t 20 20 P/t 6 419 425 2017 Total 26 419 445 Laxey School Total 92 542 634 Manor Park School 2016 F/t 4 4 P/t 2 2 2016 Total 6 6 2017 P/t 8 8 2017 Total 8 8 2018 F/t 27 27 P/t 9.5 2.5 12 2018 Total 36.5 2.5 39 Manor Park School Total 50.5 2.5 53 Marown School 2016 F/t 1 1 P/t 10 10 2016 Total 11 11 2017 F/t 26 26 P/t 1 239 240 2017 Total 27 239 266 2018 F/t 11 3.5 14.5 P/t 24 1 25 2018 Total 35 4.5 39.5 Marown School Total 73 239 4.5 316.5 Michael School 2016 F/t 1 1 2016 Total 1 1 2017 F/t 9 9 P/t 2 2 2017 Total 11 11 2018 F/t 13.5 13.5 P/t 7 245 1 253 2018 Total 20.5 245 1 266.5 Michael School Total 32.5 245 1 278.5 Onchan School 2016 F/t 4 4 2016 Total 4 4 2017 F/t 25 25 P/t 2 260 262 2017 Total 27 260 287 2018 F/t 51 261 312 P/t 197 197 2018 Total 248 261 509 Onchan School Total 279 260 261 800 Peel Clothworkers School 2016 F/t 20 20 P/t 120 120 2016 Total 140 140 2017 F/t 68 187 255 P/t 110 110 2017 Total 178 187 365 2018 F/t 63.5 316 18 397.5 P/t 28.5 260 0.5 289 2018 Total 92 576 18.5 686.5 Peel Clothworkers School Total 410 763 18.5 1191.5 Rushen School 2016 F/t 4 4 Left 2 2 2016 Total 6 6 2017 F/t 47 47 Left 1 1 P/t 2 2 2017 Total 50 50 2018 F/t 46 46 Left 42 42 P/t 2 2 2018 Total 88 2 90 Rushen School Total 144 2 146 Scoill Phurt le Moirrey 2016 F/t 1 1 P/t 2 2 2016 Total 3 3 2017 F/t 25 25 P/t 1 1 2017 Total 26 26 2018 F/t 22 3.18 25.18 P/t 8 8 2018 Total 30 3.18 33.18 Scoill Phurt le Moirrey Total 59 3.18 62.18 Scoill Vallajeelt 2016 F/t 39 42 81 P/t 4 4 2016 Total 43 42 85 2017 F/t 16 16 Left 1 1 P/t 2 2 2017 Total 19 19 2018 F/t 17 260 277 Left 3 3 P/t 13 13 2018 Total 30 260 3 293 Scoill Vallajeelt Total 92 302 3 397 Scoill yn Jubilee 2016 F/t 4 67 71 Left 1 1 P/t 1 1 2016 Total 6 67 73 2017 F/t 65 65 Left 17 17 P/t 55 55 2017 Total 137 137 2018 F/t 41 8.31 49.31 Left 18 210 1 229 P/t 139 4.21 143.21 2018 Total 198 210 13.52 421.52 Scoill yn Jubilee Total 341 277 13.52 631.52 St John's School 2016 F/t 5 5 2016 Total 5 5 2017 F/t 8 8 2017 Total 8 8 2018 F/t 3 3 Left 7 7 P/t 1 1 2018 Total 10 1 11 St John's School Total 23 1 24 St Mary's RC School 2016 F/t 13 13 P/t 7 7 2016 Total 20 20 2017 F/t 38 38 P/t 467 467 2017 Total 505 505 2018 F/t 37 2 39 P/t 67 455 1 523 2018 Total 104 455 3 562 St Mary's RC School Total 629 455 3 1087 St Thomas CE School 2016 F/t 1 1 P/t 2 154 156 2016 Total 3 154 157 2017 F/t 10 10 P/t 10 10 2017 Total 20 20 2018 P/t 1 253 254 2018 Total 1 253 254 St Thomas CE School Total 24 407 431 Sulby School 2016 F/t 1 1 2016 Total 1 1 2017 F/t 7 7 P/t 3 3 2017 Total 10 10 2018 F/t 2 170 172 2018 Total 2 170 172 Sulby School Total 13 170 183 Victoria Road School 2016 F/t 25 25 P/t 8 8 2016 Total 33 33 2017 F/t 38 144 182 Left 1 1 P/t 27 27 2017 Total 66 144 210 2018 F/t 115.5 1.97 117.47 Left 5 5 P/t 44 44 2018 Total 164.5 1.97 166.47 Victoria Road School Total 263.5 144 1.97 409.47 Willaston School 2016 F/t 6 6 P/t 51 51 2016 Total 57 57 2017 F/t 14 14 P/t 9 9 2017 Total 23 23 2018 F/t 59 59 Left 2 2 P/t 12 200 212 2018 Total 73 200 273 Willaston School Total 153 200 353 Primary Education Total 5699.5 6924 361.57 12985.07 Secondary Education Ballakermeen High School 2016 F/t 173 228 401 Left 43 43 P/t 18 277 295 2016 Total 234 505 739 2017 F/t 412 124 536 Left 17 17 P/t 35 35 2017 Total 464 124 588 2018 F/t 534.5 241 32.84 808.34 Left 51 51 P/t 49 757 1 807 2018 Total 634.5 998 33.84 1666.34 Ballakermeen High School Total 1332.5 1627 33.84 2993.34 Castle Rushen High School 2016 F/t 157 67 224 P/t 6 72 78 2016 Total 163 139 302 2017 F/t 199 199 Left 10 10 P/t 28 451 479 2017 Total 237 451 688 2018 F/t 250 27.32 277.32 Left 13 2 15 P/t 53 2 55 2018 Total 316 31.32 347.32 Castle Rushen High School Total 716 590 31.32 1337.32 Queen Elizabeth II High School 2016 F/t 28 28 Left 3 3 P/t 22 22 2016 Total 53 53 2017 F/t 89 89 P/t 38 194 232 2017 Total 127 194 321 2018 F/t 93 49.07 142.07 Left 25 25 P/t 36 3.9 39.9 2018 Total 154 52.97 206.97 Queen Elizabeth II High School Total 334 194 52.97 580.97 Ramsey Grammar School 2016 F/t 62 62 P/t 5 5 2016 Total 67 67 2017 F/t 226 132 358 Left 7 7 P/t 55 55 2017 Total 288 132 420 2018 F/t 297 2 299 Left 83 83 P/t 15 240 255 2018 Total 395 240 2 637 Ramsey Grammar School Total 750 372 2 1124 St Ninian's High School 2016 F/t 170 170 Left 126 126 P/t 8 8 2016 Total 304 304 2017 F/t 821.5 212 1033.5 Left 15 15 P/t 49 49 2017 Total 885.5 212 1097.5 2018 F/t 754 505 313.99 1572.99 Left 10 3 13 P/t 80 9.02 89.02 2018 Total 844 505 326.01 1675.01 St Ninian's High School Total 2033.5 717 326.01 3076.51 Secondary Education Total 5166 3500 446.14 9112.14 Grand Total 10865.5 10424 807.71 22097.21 Head Teacher Teacher Unit Manager Unit Teacher Notes: Left = Employees who have been absent in the 3 year period requested and no longer work for the Department The information supplied includes the following job roles: Assistant Head Teacher Deputy Head Teacher