Mr. Michael J. FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students undertook teacher training courses in each year since 1979. [43676]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe table shows the number of new entrants to initial teacher training for the years 1981–82 to 1997–98. Information for 1979–80 and 1980–81 is not available.
Recruitment to initial teacher training (ITT) courses1 in England and Wales, 1981–82 to 1997–98 Year Primary Secondary 2Total 1981–82 6,171 12,512 18,683 1982–83 6,435 10,493 16,928 1983–84 7,422 8,796 16,218 1984–85 8,257 8,450 16,707 1985–86 8,794 7,931 16,725 1986–87 8,964 7,925 16,889 1987–88 10,104 9,076 19,180 1988–89 11,373 8,810 20,183 1989–90 12,814 8,943 21,757 1990–91 14,331 9,464 23,795 1991–92 16,263 12,529 28,792 1992–93 18,364 13,616 31,980 1993–94 17,486 14,556 32,042 1994–95 15,087 16,407 31,494 1995–96 14,932 16,086 31,018 1996–97 13,817 16,842 30,659 1997–983 13,020 16,912 29,932 1 Includes School Centred ITT and Open University 2 Where figures have been rounded, there may be discrepancies between the sum of the constituent items and the totals shown 3 Data for 1997–98 are provisional Sources:
England:
1981–82 to 1993–94: DFE ITT Annual Recruitment Survey
1994–95: Higher Education Funding Council for England's (HEFCE) Early Statistics Survey
1995–96 to 1997–98: TTA ITT recruitment survey
Wales:
1981–82 to 1993–94: DFE ITT Annual Recruitment Survey
1994–95 to 1997–98: Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) Early Statistics Survey
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