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Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 March 2015 (named day). It was answered by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 23 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Teachers: Veterans

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) women and (b) BAME people there are in previous cohorts of the Troops to Teachers programme; and what proportion of people in each such category formed the overall participants.

Answer

There are two cohorts of trainees on the Troops to Teachers programme. There are 8 female trainees in the first cohort and 12 in the second cohort. This is just under a quarter (24%) of the total participants across both cohorts.

No trainees have declared themselves as Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
228294
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Women Ethnic groups Teachers Veterans
Link
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