Written question asked by Daniel Zeichner (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 February 2016. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 February 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Teachers: Training

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many English and History PGCE course places were offered in England in each of the last five years.

Answer

Eligible schools, school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) providers and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) will be able to recruit (subject to a limited number of controls) as many trainees as they feel they need – until the overall system has recruited sufficient trainees. For 2016/17 the number of places available for HEIs to recruit (based on the estimate of trainee need calculated using the teacher supply model) can be found on GOV.UK:

2016/17 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-itt-recruitment-controls

Prior to 2016/17 we have operated an allocations system for School Direct lead schools, SCITTs and HEIs. For recent years detailed initial and final allocations data for HEIs can be found on GOV.UK:

2013/14 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2013-to-2014-final

For 2012/13 and earlier published allocations data can be found on the national archives: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130423140808/http:/education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/TIM/m002013/index.shtml

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Type: Written question
Reference: 25641
Session: 2015-16
Subjects: History English language Teachers Training
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Teachers: Training

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