Three out of four teachers are female, according to the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW). The proportion of male teachers has slipped below 25 per cent for the first time – with just 9,386 men registered and 28,476 women currently operating in the Welsh schools system.
Women do not dominant management posts to the same proportion, but the number of female heads is increasing. Women account for 57.2 per cent of all headteachers, almost 62 per cent of deputy heads and 52.2 per cent of assistant heads.
Heads in general have got younger. In March 2013, 49.3 per cent of heads were over 50. Four years ago, 60 per cent were. More than 40 per cent of headteachers are now in their forties.
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