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Written question asked by Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 20 January 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 February 2016. It was answered by Lord Nash (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 February 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Teachers: Training

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many teachers qualified in (1) Physics, (2) Chemistry, (3) Mathematics, (4) Religious Education, and (5) Modern Foreign Languages in each year from 2010 to 2015.

Answer

The information requested is shown in the table below. Data for the academic year 2014 to 2015 will be published in summer 2016.

Numbers Awarded QTS

Academic Year

Physics

Chemistry

Mathematics

Religious Education

Modern Foreign Languages

2010/11

528

873

2,394

802

1,867

2011/12

630

1,104

2,273

499

1,629

2012/13

627

987

2,199

477

1,641

2013/14

542

918

2,245

403

1,472

These figures don’t include any data on Teach First teachers. In addition, data from the first full cohort of School Direct is only available from 2013/14.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5273
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Chemistry Languages Teachers Training Religion Mathematics Physics
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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