HC Deb 11 December 1996 vol 287 cc244-5W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list, for each year since 1993–94 and up to 2001, the target and actual intake for initial teacher training in total, for(a) secondary, (b) primary and (c) secondary by subject, showing the percentage change between the target and actual intake and the revised targets for 1997–98; and if she will make a statement. [8609]

Mr. Forth

The following table shows the actual and target intakes to initial teacher training courses in England from 1993–94 to 1996–97 with target intakes for 1997–98 to 1999–2000.

ITT target and actual intake in each subject area since 1993
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 provisional 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
Music Target 485 580 585 600 600 600 600
Actual 461 490 548 510 — — —
-5 per cent. -16 per cent. -6 per cent. -15 per cent.
RE Target 421 500 510 700 700 800 850
Actual 367 448 494 660 — — —
-13 per cent. -10 percent. -3 per cent. -6 per cent.
English Target 1,362 1,710 1,832 2,100 2,150 2,150 2,150
Actual 1,465 1,829 1,877 2,080 — — —
8 per cent. 7 per cent. 2 per cent. -1 per cent.
Modern Language Target 1,665 2,060 2,092 2,250 2,650 2,700 2,700
Actual 1,542 1,789 1,790 1,750 — — —
-7 per cent. -13 per cent. -14 per cent. -22 per cent.
Geography Target 560 645 700 850 900 950 1,000
Actual 599 636 696 840 — — —
7 per cent. -1 per cent. -1 per cent. -1 per cent.
Maths Target 1,755 2,230 2,267 2,550 2,250 1,950 1,950
Actual 1,796 1,950 1,795 1,680 — — —
1 per cent. -13 per cent. -21 per cent. -34 per cent.
Science Target 2,615 3,200 3,402 3,700 3,300 3,000 3,000
Actual 2,373 2,918 2,794 2,930
-9 per cent. -9 per cent. -18 per cent. -21 per cent.
Technology Target 2,119 2,360 2,312 2,700 3,200 3,200 3,200
Actual 1,991 2,133 1,854 1,970 — — —
-6 per cent. -10 per cent. -20 per cent. -27 per cent.
PE Target 1,156 1,255 1,250 1,300 1,550 1,550 1,550
Actual 1,074 1,309 1,311 1,380 — — —
-8 per cent. 4 per cent. 5 per cent. 6 per cent.
Other Target 500 460 445 400 350 350 350
Actual 481 327 378 380 — — —
-4 per cent. -29 per cent. -15 per cent. -5 per cent.
All Secondary Target 13,968 16,600 17,000 18,900 19,500 19,150 19,250
Actual 13,491 15,510 15,226 15,980 — — —
-3 per cent. -7 per cent. -10 per cent. -15 per cent. — — —
Total Target 27,905 29,590 29,115 30,550 30,050 30,050 30,050
Actual 29,266 29,253 28,829 28,450 — — —

Notes:

All figures include School Centred Initial Teacher Training.

English includes Drama.

Technology includes Business Studies and Home Economics.

"Other" includes Classics, Economics and Social Sciences.

1996–97 actual figures are provisional and rounded to the nearest 10.