The figures released in response to a written Parliamentary question show that 30 per cent of NQTs who started teaching in 2010 were no longer teaching in state schools five years later.
They show that 24,100 NQTs entered service in the autumn of 2010 and that 87 per cent of them continued in the profession following their first year of teaching – a figure which has remained largely stable since 1996.
However, the percentage drops to 82 per cent after two years, 77 per cent after three years, 73 per cent after four years, and 70 per cent after five years.
A similar trend is emerging for NQTs who have started their teaching careers in subsequent years.
In Autumn 2011, 20,600 NQTs entered the profession, with 88 per cent remaining after one year. But again this figure drops – to 83 per cent after two years, 77 per cent after three years and 73 per cent after four years.
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