FOI002511 FOI HR People Services

Short Description
Teacher Sick Days
Reference number
FOI002511
Date
22/12/2025
Request

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.

How many sick days were recorded from teachers in schools run by the local authority citing mental health as the reason for illness? Please can you show this figure as the total number of days and the number of teachers who were absent from school because of a mental health related sick day for the following academic years: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.