§ Ms KellyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the average A-level points score was of graduates entering the teaching profession in each year since 1990. [139499]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisData for A-level point scores for graduates entering the teaching profession are not collected centrally.
Figures based on available A-level point scores data for entrants to initial teacher training (ITT) leading to a BEd with qualified teacher status in England are shown in the table.
Academic year of entry Average A-level point score 1997–98 14.4 1998–99 15.4 Notes:
1. Candidates with more than three A-levels are scored for the best three; all candidates with three or fewer A-levels are scored and counted. AS-levels are scored as half an A-level.
2. Figures for earlier years are not available.
Source:
Teacher Training Agency—data collected for the Initial Teacher Training Performance Profiles.
The following table presents figures based on A-level point scores data available for applicants accepted onto degrees leading mainly to a BEd with qualified teacher status. The figure for applicants in academic year 2000–01 is not yet available.
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Applicants accepted for entry in academic year Average A-level point score 1994–95 13.9 1995–96 14.1 1996–97 14.5 1997–98 14.8 1998–99 15.2 1999–2000 15.2 Notes:
1. For 1994–95, entry figures include physical education courses not leading to a BEd with qualified teacher status.
2. For 1995–96, entry figures include Sports Science and Leisure and Recreation courses not leading to a BEd with qualified teacher status.
3. For 1995–96 onwards, figures include combined courses of education with another subject not necessarily leading to a first degree with qualified teacher status.
4. Candidates with more than three A-levels are scored for the best three; candidates with two or more A-levels are scored; candidates with fewer than two A-levels are excluded. AS-levels are scored as half an A-level.
5. Figures for earlier years are not available.
Source:
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, covering degrees offered through UCAS in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Reliable data for A-level point scores for postgraduate trainees are not collected centrally. Recruitment to postgraduate ITT courses in England has risen for 2000–01 as compared to 1999–2000, according to figures from the TTA survey of ITT providers. Total postgraduate recruitment for 1999–2000, according to figures from the TTA survey of ITT providers. Total postgraduate recruitment for 1999–2000 was 17,461; for 2000–01, the provisional figure is 19,544. The following table presents the proportion of successful PGCE ITT completers in England and Wales who were awarded a second class honours or more for their first degree for calendar years 1990 to 1999:
Year Percentage awarded 2:2 or higher for 1st degree 1990 82.3 1991 83.0 1992 83.6 1993 85.2 1994 86.8 1995 87.5 1996 87.5 1997 90.1 1998 90.3 1999 91.1 Notes:
1. The figures exclude those for whom no class of degree is shown in the teachers' record system. These are mainly holders of acceptable graduate equivalent qualifications or non-UK degrees.
2. The figures exclude Open University and School Centred Initial Teacher Training.
Source:
Analytical Services Database of Teacher Records, DfEE.