§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many persons were recruited for secondary teacher training in(a) England and Wales and (b) England in (i) 1996–97 and (ii) 2000–01. [146943]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisFor matters relating to teacher training numbers in Wales, I refer the hon. Member to the National Assembly for Wales.
In England, in 1996–97, the total number of people recruited to ITT courses was 28,430, of whom 15,965 were on secondary ITT courses. The provisional figures for 2000–01 are 27,674 in total, with 14,525 on secondary courses. A further 1,058 people have been recruited so far this year onto the Graduate Teacher Programme, which started in January 1998; with 604 trainees on secondary courses. Further recruitment for a further 622 GTP is expected during the summer term. Taken with ITT recruitment for 2000–01 this would mean that by the end of the year, over 29,000 are expected to be training as teachers. This would represent an increase of over 2,500 on 1999–2000, and is the first time since 1992–93 that recruitment to initial teacher training has risen in England.
On 30 March 2000, the Government announced training salaries and new-style Golden Hellos, which have increased graduate recruitment to initial teacher training courses by 12 per cent. compared with last year; and of extra funding for the Graduate Teacher Programme, which is being doubled in size.
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many persons were training to be teachers in each of the last eight years for which figures are available. [146944]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisFigures for recruitment to ITT courses in England for the years 1992–93 to 2000–01 are presented in the following table.
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Total number of recruits 1992–93 29,507 1993–94 29,465 1994–95 29,252 1995–96 28,829 1996–97 28,430 1997–98 27,715 1998–99 26,207 1999–2000 25,967 2000–011 27,674 1 2000–01 ITT recruitment figures are provisional figures Sources:
1992–93 to 1993–94: DFE Recruitment Survey; 1994–95: HESES; 1995–96 onwards: Teacher Training Agency (TTA), Survey of ITT Providers
These figures show the first rise in recruitment to ITT in eight years. In addition, extra funding is being provided to make nearly double the number of places on the Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) available. The following table shows the latest figures for full-year recruitment to ITT, and autumn and spring term recruitment to GTP for 1999–2000 and 2000–01. It shows an increase in recruitment of over 2,250 so far this year, and further recruitment to GTP is expected in the summer term.
Year of entry Recruitment numbers 1999–2000 2000–01 Total ITT 25,967 27,674 Autumn and spring term GTP 507 1,058 Total 26,474 28,732 Notes:
1. 2000–01 ITT recruitment figures are provisional figures, from Teacher Training Agency (TTA) Survey of ITT Providers.
2. The 2000–01 GTP recruitment figures are provisional figures for recruitment during autumn and spring terms 2000–01.
3. These latest 2000–01 GTP figures represent 63 per cent. of the total fully funded GTP places available this year. The 1999–2000 GTP figures are as recorded at the end of the spring term, which represented 58 per cent. of the end of year total recruitment.
4. Recruitment figures represent head-counts; that is the total of full-time and part-time recruitment.
The recruitment increases follow the announcement on 30 March of training salaries and new-style Golden Hellos, which have increased graduate recruitment to initial teacher training courses by 12 per cent. compared with last year; and of extra funding for the Graduate Teacher Programme, which is being doubled in size.