Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many STEM teachers remain in the teaching profession (a) two years and (b) five years after their initial qualification.

The information requested is not available.

The Department for Education publishes statistics on teacher retention that show the percentage of all teachers that remain in service after their initial qualification, by length of service. These statistics are not produced by subject of qualification held by teachers or by the subject taught by teachers. The latest information is published online in Table C2 of the additional tables at:

www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013