§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students were recruited to PGCE courses in each subject area for each of the years 1992 to 1998. [56198]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe following table shows the number of students recruited to PGCE courses in each subject area for each of the years 1992 to 1997. Recruitment for 1998 is not yet available, but latest figures for acceptances are shown in the table. A package of new measures to boost teacher recruitment was announced on 27 October and details of this have been placed in the Library.
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Recruitment1 to postgraduate initial teacher training (ITT) courses, 1992–93 to 1997–98 England and Wales 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Primary 6,255 6,218 5,640 5,696 5,454 5.217 Mathematics 1,311 1,429 1,651 1,575 1,443 1,233 English2 1,388 1,505 1,877 1,932 2,097 2,171 Science 1,928 2,228 2,714 2,686 2,705 2,590 Modern Foreign Languages 1,347 1,573 1,847 1,837 1,789 1,858 Technology3 1,008 1,163 1,172 1,034 1,205 1,251 History 616 683 957 936 1,006 1,043 Geography 505 590 674 726 889 888 Physical Education 326 393 538 622 666 844 Art 629 748 805 867 960 962 Music 390 415 464 550 489 482 Religious Education 334 350 427 487 625 636 Other4 456 394 316 378 390 300 Total secondary 10,236 11,468 13,442 13,629 14,262 14,258
Live acceptances to postgraduate ITT courses 1998 England and Wales 1998–995 Primary 5,690 Mathematics 810 English2 2,040 Science 1,880 Modern Foreign Languages 1,560 Technology3 1,020 History 930 Geography 750 Physical Education 790 Art 930 Music 420 Religious Education 600 Other4 240 Total secondary 11,970 1Includes School Centred ITT (SCITT). 2 English includes Drama. 3 Technology includes Design and Technology, Information Technology, Business Studies and Home Economics. 4 Other includes Classics, Economics, other social sciences and other subjects. 5 Live assceptances at 26 September 1998. Final recruitment figures are expected to be higher by about 5–10 per cent., though this will vary by subject. Sources
Recruitment
England: DFE Annual Recruitment Survey 1992–93–1993–94; HESES 1994–95;
TTA Survey of ITT Providers 1995–96–1997–98.
Wales: DFE Annual Recruitment Survey 1992–93–1993–94;
Welsh Office 1994–95; HESES 1995–96–1997–98.
Live acceptances
Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR)