Number of Teachers on Maternity Leave
Dear E-ACT,
I would like to make a FOI request to know:
1/ The number of teachers that took a period of maternity leave in the academic year 2021-22
2/ The number of teachers leaving an E-ACT school within two terms of returning from maternity leave in the academic year 2021-22.
3/ The total number of teaching / leadership staff across all of your schools (to calculate a percentage of how many are on maternity leave / leaving following maternity leave each year).
Yours faithfully,
Emma Sheppard
Good afternoon
I confirm receipt of your Freedom of Information request relating to maternity leave stats.
I confirm that we will respond to your request by 16 September 2022. The statutory time frame of 20 days in which to respond; this does not include school closures and training days.
If you have any questions, please send these to me via email, quoting ref ‘FOI 399’.
Kind regards
Marius Dumitrascu
Investigations Officer and Deputy Data Protection Officer
07546 562 205
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Good afternoon
Further to your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000, dated 22 April 2022, please find enclosed E-ACT’s response:
1. The number of teachers that took a period of maternity leave in the
academic year 2021-22
For the academic year 2021-22, the E-ACT Trust had 77 employees on
maternity leave.
2. The number of teachers leaving an E-ACT school within two terms of
returning from maternity leave in the academic year 2021-22.
There were 7 employees who returned from maternity leave and left within
two terms. Additionally, there were 3 employees who did not return from
maternity leave but left employment.
3. The total number of teaching / leadership staff across all of your
schools (to calculate a percentage of how many are on maternity leave /
leaving following maternity leave each year).
1066 teaching staff are currently employed by E-ACT.
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I confirm that this Freedom of Information Request is now closed.
Marius Dumitrascu
Investigations Officer and Deputy Data Protection Officer
07546 562 205
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