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Written question asked by Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 15 September 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 September 2015. It was answered by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 September 2015 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Teachers: Training

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total number of those on Teach First schemes in 2014–15, and how many of them (1) did not take up a teaching career, and (2) did not continue a teaching career after their first year of teaching.

Answer

The Teach First Leadership Development Programme lasts for two years. The first year is school-based initial teacher training (ITT) where trainees teach a reduced hours timetable; the second year is teaching as a newly-qualified teacher (NQT). Its focus is on bringing into teaching high-quality graduates who are trained to make an impact on children’s attainment over the two-year duration of the scheme.

In the 2014 cohort, 1,387 trainees started Summer Institute training. Of these, 1,372 started teaching in schools in September and 1,272 completed year one and gained qualified teacher status (QTS).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2229
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Teachers Training Teach First
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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