THAT'S A FACT! TEACHING IS AN ATTRACTIVE CAREER PROSPECT AND NUMBERS ARE INCREASING. HERE ARE SOME SURPRISING STATISTICS OF TEACHERS WORK IN ACADEMY SCHOOLS THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) TEACHERS WORKING IN STATE-FUNDED SCHOOLS AT THE END OF 2016 24.9% OF TEACHERS 87% THE PERCENTAGE OF TEACHERS STILL IN THEIR POST ONE YEAR AFTER QUALIFYING AND STARTING A JOB ARE UNDER 30 AGE OF TEACHERS IN ENGLAND 32.2% OF TEACHERS ARE 30-40 25.1% OF TEACHERS ARE 40-50 Words: Georgina Maric. Images: Shutterstock, Sources: Department of Education, Association of Colleges 44% 457,300 1 2 4 /// J O B S & C A R E E R S 124 J&C JC17 Teaching Infographic jw2.indd 124 18/11/2017 22:44