AQW 35256/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 34284/22-27, for a further breakdown of the table, outlining the reasons for leaving, by grade.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 11 November 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Priority
- Tabled
- 11 November 2025
- Answer due by
- 14 November 2025
- Answered
- 13 November 20252 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
The Department of Education staff who have moved from their position broken down by grade and reason for leaving in each of the last three years is presented in Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3.
Table 1. Reason for Leaving by Grade, 2022/23
| Moved to another Department | Resignation | Age Retirement | Early Retirement | Other | Total | |
| G5+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| G6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| G7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DP | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| SO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| EOI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| EOII | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| AO | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| AA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 38 |
Table 2. Reason for Leaving by Grade, 2023/24
| Moved to another Department | Resignation | Age Retirement | Early Retirement | Other | Total | |
| G5+ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| G6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| G7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| SO | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| EOI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| EOII | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| AO | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| AA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 44 |
Table 3. Reason for Leaving by Grade, 2024/25
| Moved to another Department | Resignation | Age Retirement | Early Retirement | Other | Total | |
| G5+ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| G6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| G7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DP | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| SO | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| EOI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EOII | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| AO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| AA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 |