§ 22. Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assistance she is giving to local education authorities experiencing difficulties in recruiting teachers. [40743]
§ Mr. TimmsIn 2001–02 we established a new recruitment and retention fund of £33 million targeted on local education authorities, to pass to schools in areas of greatest difficulty. The feedback we have received has been positive and we have made a further £44 million available in 2002–03. In addition, the Teacher Training1214W Agency fund recruitment strategy managers in 97 LEAs to help provide a co-ordinated local approach to vacancy filling.
§ 23. Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have enrolled for teacher training in the last three years; and how many teacher trained graduates remained in the profession for a year or more in each of the last three years. [40744]
§ Mr. TimmsThe numbers of students enroling on initial teacher training courses in England in the last three years were as follows:
Number 1999–2000 25,967 2000–01 27,715 2001–02 29,045 Notes:
1. Includes universities and other higher education institutions, school-centred initial teacher training and the Open University. Does not include trainees employed in schools under the graduate and registered teacher programmes.
2. Recruitment figures include forecast registrations ITT providers expect later in the academic year.
3. 2001–02 recruitment figures exclude the 110 entrants on the fast-track teaching route, attending ITT as part of the programme.
4. Recruitment figures for 2001–02 are provisional and are subject to change.
Source:
Teacher Training Agency initial teacher training trainee numbers census