FOI Request - Education Mental Health Absences

Request 101002997313

I am looking for information on the following:
• In each of the past three years how many education staff (teachers, headteachers, teaching support staff and nursery staff) have taken time off work due to mental health reasons?
• In each of those years, how many working days in total were taken as absent due to mental health reasons?
• In each of those years, what was the single longest period of absence taken due to mental health reasons?
• In each of those years how much did the local authority pay in sick pay due to mental health related absences?

Response 09-03-2022

The table below is based on teaching/support/nursery staff:

Year No. of employees Total of Working Days Longest Period Total Cost to Council
2018/2019 133 4746 305 Not held*
2019/2020 132 7183 365 Not held*
2020/2021 167 5956 365 Not held*

*This information is not recorded. This information therefore falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - information not held. 

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