HC Deb 10 November 1998 vol 319 cc127-8W
Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students(a) applied for primary teaching courses, (b) began the courses and (c) subsequently failed to complete the courses, in each of the years 1992 to 1998. [56197]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The following tables give information on:

  1. (a) the number of applications to primary initial teacher training (ITT) courses, separately for undergraduate and postgraduate, for the years 1992 to 1998;
  2. (b) the number of students entering primary ITT courses, separately for undergraduate and postgraduate, for the years 1992 to 1997; information for 1998 is not yet available;
  3. (c) the information requested on the number of primary ITT students beginning courses each year who subsequently fail to complete the course is not available centrally.
Table 1:Applications1 to primary ITT courses, 1992–93 to 1998–99—England and Wales
Year Undergraduate3 Postgraduate
1992–93 n/a 11,910
1993–94 n/a 12,720
1994–95 n/a 10,950
1995–96 n/a 12,250
1996–97 92,290 12,580
1997–98 78,120 13,220
1998–992 65,420 12,730
1UCAS count up to six applications per applicant, whilst GTTR count one application per applicant. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
2Provisional figures
3Comparable undergraduate information is not available prior to 1996. The figures include all courses where students may opt for a teaching certificate, and may exclude a number applying at the clearing stage.

Sources

Undergraduate applications—Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)

Postgraduate applications—Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR)

Table 2: Intake to primary ITT courses,1 1992–93 to 1997–98—England and Wales
Year Undergraduate Postgraduate Total
1992–93 12,109 6,255 18,364
1993–94 11,268 6,218 17,486
1994–95 9,447 5,640 15,087
1995–96 9,236 5,696 14,932
1996–97 8,363 5,454 13,817
1997–98 7,803 5,217 13,020
1Includes SCITT

Sources

England—DFE Annual Recruitment Survey 1992–93 to 1993–94; HESES 1994–95;

TTA Survey of ITT Providers 1995–96 to 1997–98

Wales—DFE Annual Recruitment Survey 1992–93 to 1993–94; Welsh Office 1994–95; HESES 1995–96 to 1997–98