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School Workforce Annual Census (SWAC)

Population Size

57,944

People

Years

2019 - 2023

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Wales

Lead time

2-6 months

Summary

The School Workforce Annual Census (SWAC) is an electronic collection of individual level data on the school workforce in local authority maintained settings in Wales. The first collection was introduced in 2019 and collects information at November, yearly.

Documentation

The School Workforce Annual Census (SWAC) is an electronic collection of individual level data on the school workforce in local authority maintained settings in Wales. The first collection was introduced in 2019 and collects information at November each year.

The SWAC is split into two parts: SWAC School return and SWAC Pay, HR and absences return. Information relating to codes can be found on the Welsh Government (see links below).

The SWAC School return is completed by all local authority maintained school settings in Wales, including Pupil Referral Units (PRUs). Schools record data on the workforce throughout the year in their Management Information System (MIS) software. This part of the return collects information on workforce characteristics (including Welsh language, ethnicity and disability), staff roles and curriculum taught.

The SWAC Pay, HR and Absences return is completed by each local authority, as well as schools which have opted-out of payroll and / or human resource (HR) service level agreements with their local authority. The data is maintained throughout the year in their HR and payroll systems. This return collects information on staff contracts, including salary and any additional payments they receive. This approach ensures that data for all relevant staff who work at local authority maintained schools is captured.

Dataset type
Health and disease
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Dataset population size
57944

Keywords

SAIL, School Workforce, Education, Teacher, School, SWAC, core-res, Health & Wellbeing, Children & Young People, Inequality & Social Inclusion, Housing & Communities, World of Work, Welsh Government

Observations

Observed Node
Disambiguating Description
Measured Value
Measured Property
Observation Date

Persons

57944

Count

26 Sep 2021

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection
Administrative
Source of data extraction
Electronic survey
Collection source setting
Other
Patient pathway description
Administrative Dataset - Schools
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency
Annual
Version
6.0.0
Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

08/12/2020

Citation Requirements
["Welsh Government\n"]

Coverage

Start date

01/01/2019

End date

30/11/2023

Time lag
2-6 months
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom, Wales
Minimum age range
17
Maximum age range
100
Follow-up
Unknown

Accessibility

Language
en
Controlled vocabulary
LOCAL
Format
SQL database table

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status
Not available
Time to dataset access
2-6 months
Access request cost
Data provision is free from SAIL. Overall project costing depends on the number of people that require access to the SAIL Gateway, the activities that SAIL needs to complete (e.g. loading non-standard datasets), data refreshes, analytical work required, disclosure control process, and special case technological requirements.
Access method category
TRE/SDE
Access service description
The SAIL Databank is powered by the UK Secure e-Research Platform (UKSeRP). Following approval through safeguard processes, access to project-specific data within the secure environment is permitted using two-factor authentication.
Jurisdiction
GB-GBN
Data use limitation
Research-specific restrictions
Data use requirements
Project-specific restrictions
Data Controller
Welsh Government
Data Processor
SAIL Databank

Dataset Types: Health and disease


Collection Sources: Other