My Department, with the cooperation of the school management bodies, conducted a survey of "unmet teaching demand" in post primary schools in 2021/22. Over 90% of schools responded to the survey, a key aim of which was to identify the number of posts by subject which were not filled.
Work is ongoing in my Department to produce projections of post-primary teacher demand and supply on a subject level basis to inform teacher supply planning. The data collected in the survey of "unmet demand" will be incorporated in these projections and made available in a draft report currently being finalised. It is intended to publish the draft report as a document for consultation with the education partners in the coming months. The report will be published on my Department's website.
Ultimately, the intention is to establish a robust data-based model for the effective projection of future teacher demand and supply across the school system at both primary and post-primary levels.