FEW specification

Main Subject Taught: Field

Definition

The main subject taught by the member of staff.

Reason Required

To understand the main subject area and associated qualification data of teaching staff and enable subject by
subject analysis of the FE Workforce collection data.

To support:

• modelling future policy initiatives

• targeting areas for recruitment intervention.

Schema Definitions

• XML Entity Name: MainSubjectTaught
• Field Length: 2
• Data type: xs:int
• Minimum occurrences: 1
• Maximum occurrences: 1
• Part of: TeacherData

Collection Requirements

Attribute Codes

Code	Title	Description
1	Ancient Languages	Academic Courses
2	Archaeology	Academic Courses
3	Astronomy	Academic Courses
4	Art and Design, History of Art	Academic Courses
5	Biology	Academic Courses
6	Chemistry	Academic Courses
7	Citizenship studies	Academic Courses
8	Classical studies	Academic Courses
9	Computer science	Academic Courses
10	Dance, drama and theatre	Academic Courses
12	Electronics	Academic Courses
13	English	Academic Courses
14	Environmental science	Academic Courses
15	Film and media studies	Academic Courses
16	Food preparation and nutrition	Academic Courses
17	Geography	Academic Courses
18	Geology	Academic Courses
19	History	Academic Courses
20	Mathematics	Academic Courses
21	Modern Foreign Languages	Academic Courses
22	Music	Academic Courses
23	Physical Education	Academic Courses
24	Philosophy	Academic Courses
25	Physics	Academic Courses
26	Politics	Academic Courses
27	Psychology	Academic Courses
28	Religious Studies	Academic Courses
29	Sociology	Academic Courses
30	Accounting and Finance	Vocational Courses
31	Agriculture and Horticulture	Vocational Courses
32	Animal Care	Vocational Courses
33	Business Management and Administration	Vocational Courses
34	Catering and Hospitality	Vocational Courses
35	Construction, Planning and the Built Environment	Vocational Courses
36	Crafts, Creative Arts and Design	Vocational Courses
38	Digital / ICT	Vocational Courses
41	Environmental Conservation	Vocational Courses
42	Hair, Beauty and Aesthetics	Vocational Courses
44	Law and Legal Services	Vocational Courses
45	Media, Broadcast and Production	Vocational Courses
46	Performing Arts	Vocational Courses
47	Retail and Commercial Enterprise	Vocational Courses
48	Science	Vocational Courses
49	Sport, Leisure and Recreation	Vocational Courses
50	Transport and Logistics	Vocational Courses
51	Travel and Tourism	Vocational Courses
53	Life Skills (and Independence)	Other Programmes
54	Preparation for Work (and Work Skills)	Other Programmes
56	ESOL	Other Programmes
58	Family Learning	Other Programmes
59	Other
60	Functional Skills (Maths)	Other Programmes
61	Functional Skills (IT)	Other Programmes
62	Functional Skills (English)	Other Programmes
63	Economics	Academic Courses
64	Public Services	Vocational Courses
65	SEND (Sensory)	Other Programmes
66	SEND (Communication)	Other Programmes
67	SEND (Supported Learning)	Other Programmes
68	Design Technology	Academic Courses
69	Engineering and Manufacturing	Vocational Courses
70	Education, Training and Childcare	Vocational Courses
71	Health and Care Services	Vocational Courses

Notes

If a staff member teaches more than one subject, main subject should be determined by where the most time is spent.