Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 25 July 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 October 2007. It was answered by Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 October 2007 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Teachers: Training

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the (a) target and (b) outturn numbers of recruits to initial teacher training in each secondary school subject were in each year since 2001-02; what the target is for 2007-08; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Data on targets set for recruitment to Initial Teacher Training (ITT) in each secondary subject for each academic year between 2001/02 and 2007/08 were published in January 2007 in the School Workforce in England (including pupil: teacher ratios and pupil: adult ratios), January 2006 (Revised) volume. These figures are available from the following link:"http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000681/index.shtml"The table of interest is table A3 within '(Additional tables giving information on initial teacher training. (added January 2007))'Recruitment figures to ITT courses in each secondary school subject each academic year between 2001/02 and 2006/07 can also be found in this volume. The table of interest is table A1 within '(Additional tables giving information on initial teacher training. (added January 2007))'

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