HC Deb 14 November 2001 vol 374 cc799-800W
Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her answer of 5 November 2001, to the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough,Official Report, column 54W, on teachers from ethnic minorities, how many teachers from ethnic minorities have (a) started training, (b) completed training and (c) started teaching, for the last two years for which figures are available. [14616]

Mr. Timms

The Teacher Training Agency's (ITA) performance profiles collects information about initial teacher trainees at institutions in England. The most recent figures relate to the academic year 1999–2000. The following table shows the numbers and relevant proportions of first year trainees from an ethnic minority in the years 1998–99 and 1999–2000.

Number of first year trainees
Year From an ethnic

minority

 Ethnicity

undisclosed
1998–99 1,634 (6%) 1,951 (7%)
1999–2000 1,701 (7%) 934 (4%)

Source:

Teacher Training Agency, Performance Profiles

The TTA's Performance Profiles also collect information relating to final year trainees. The most recent figures relate to final year trainees in academic year 1999–2000. The following table shows the numbers and relevant proportions of trainees awarded qualified teacher status (QTS) that are from an ethnic minority for final year trainees in 1998–99 and 1999–2000.

Number of final year trainees awarded QTS
Year From an ethnic

minority

 Ethnicity

undisclosed
1998–99 1,388 (6%) 1,940(8%)
1999–2000 1,260 (6%) 901 (4%)

Note:

Figures relate to the numbers of trainees that gained QTS by 31 July of their final year of training (i.e July 2000 for final year trainees in 1999–2000)

Source:

Teacher Training Agency, Performance Profiles

The TTA's performance profiles also collects information about the movements of final year trainees that gain QTS into the teaching profession. The following table shows the numbers and relevant proportions of trainees that were awarded QTS and were subsequently recorded as entering a teaching post in England, that are from an ethnic minority.

Number of final year trainees awarded QTS and entered teaching
Year From an ethnic

minority

 Ethnicity

undisclosed
1998–99 1,027 (6%) 1,509 (8%)
1999–2000 959 (5%) 692 (4%)

Note:

Figures relate to the numbers of qualified trainees that were in a teaching post by 3 January following their final year of training (i.e. January 2001 for final year trainees in 1999–2000).

Source:

Teacher Training Agency, Performance Profiles