§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what extra training has been made available for teachers intending to teach one of the new vocational GCSEs. [9593]
§ Mr. TimmsA comprehensive training and support programme, due to be launched through a series of regional conferences, will be available to ensure teachers are well-prepared for, and supported during, the delivery of the new GCSEs.
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many post-graduate teacher training places were available in each of the years(a) 1997–98, (b) 1998–99, (c) 1999–2000 and (d) 2000–01 for each secondary age subject; how many of the places were filled in each subject area; how many students failed to complete the course; and how many students commenced teaching in the year they qualified. [8905]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 19 October 2001]: The number of post-graduate initial teacher training places in secondary subjects that were available in England in each of the four years was as follows:
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Mathematics 2,247 2,126 1,710 1,876 English 2,159 2,259 1,961 1,971 Science 3,304 3,013 2,383 2,686 MFL 2,368 2,301 2,102 2,051 Technology 3,093 2,874 2,837 2,137 History 928 900 797 920 Geography 930 999 1,046 1,090 Physical Education 1,563 1,450 1,048 1,192 Art 962 1,101 957 863 Music 605 600 585 636 Religious Education 685 752 625 655 Other 325 508 539 534 Total secondary 19,169 18,883 16,590 16,611 Source:
Teacher Training Agency (TTA)
Trainees that started post-graduate initial teacher training (places filled) in secondary subjects in England in the years 1997–98 to 2000–01 were as follows.
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Maths 1,178 928 1,109 1,143 English 2,083 1,980 1,883 1,913 Science 2,438 2,058 2,149 2,222 Modem Foreign Languages 1,734 1,606 1,431 1,612 Technology 1,186 1,083 1,192 1,469 466W
ITT completers ITT completers in service at the following March In service at March as percentage of previous year's completers 1997 1998 1999 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 Mathematics 2,035 1,767 1,694 1,354 1,225 1,253 67% 69% 74% English 4,247 4,170 4,244 3,087 2,931 3,165 73% 70% 75% Science 3,457 3,203 3,028 2,230 2,073 2,129 65% 65% 70% MFL 1,573 1,563 1,456 1,034 1,012 961 66% 65% 66% Technology 1,748 1,518 1,356 1,118 934 909 64% 62% 67% History 1,783 1,618 1,554 1,162 1,017 1,037 65% 63% 67% Geography 1,659 1,527 1,396 1,124 951 929 68% 62% 67% PE 1,939 1,865 1,764 1,212 1,118 1,138 63% 60% 65% Art 1,571 1,442 1,507 966 848 952 61% 59% 63% Music 805 726 819 569 507 608 71% 70% 74% RE 1,030 965 1,001 702 692 717 68% 72% 72%
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 History 964 898 816 913 Geography 834 734 841 881 PE 763 690 525 612 Art 896 896 785 844 Music 448 462 480 532 RE 602 603 515 564 Other 297 356 283 319 Total secondary 13,423 12,294 12,009 13,024 Notes:
1. English includes drama
2. Technology includes design and technology, ICT and business studies
3. Other includes economics, classics, other social sciences and other subjects
Source:
Teacher Training Agency, Survey of ITT Providers
Further places were available on employment-based routes for graduate trainees. The Government do not set targets by phase or subject for the numbers of places available to employment-based training in England. The numbers of graduate trainees starting employment-based training in England were as follows:
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Maths 10 32 71 112 English 38 50 77 154 Science 17 29 62 165 Modem Foreign Languages 41 63 62 145 Technology 50 61 56 167 History 8 7 12 34 Geography 4 2 7 21 PE 9 9 14 36 Art 10 8 9 17 Music 16 23 20 48 RE 11 16 15 38 Other 21 11 14 20 Total secondary 235 311 419 957 Notes:
1. The table shows entrants to the Graduate Teacher Programme: and the former Overseas Teacher and Licensed Teacher Schemes
2. English includes drama and performing arts PE includes dance
3. Other includes economics, classics, other social sciences and other subjects
Source:
Teacher Training Agency
The number of students who failed to complete the course is not collected centrally.
The following table presents the numbers that entered teaching in maintained schools in England by March following the year in which they gained qualified teacher status (QTS), by secondary subject.
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ITT completers ITT completers in service at the following March In service at March as percentage of previous year's completers 1997 1998 1999 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 Other 4,301 4,437 4,314 3,169 3,318 3,268 74% 75% 76% Total Secondary 26,148 24,801 24,133 17,727 16,626 17,066 68% 67% 71% Note:
Subjects relate to the first subject of ITT qualification
Source:
Database of Teacher Records
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many trainees commenced the graduate training programme and registered training programme in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) September 1999, (ii) January 2000, (iii) April 2000, (iv) September 2000, (v) January 2001 and (vi) April 2001; and what subjects they were trained in. [8843]
Recruitment to the Graduate Teacher1 and Registered Teacher Programmes—September 1999 to April 2001 1999–2000 2000–01 September January April Total September January April Total Primary 123 195 175 493 370 292 252 914 Secondary Maths 24 15 34 73 38 41 33 112 English 20 17 43 80 40 72 44 156 Science 25 12 25 62 67 51 49 167 MFL 10 17 36 63 70 38 37 145 Technology 15 12 34 61 48 65 57 170 History 6 2 4 12 8 16 10 34 Geography - 2 5 7 10 5 6 21 PE 7 2 7 16 9 13 15 37 Art 3 2 4 9 7 6 4 17 Music 12 4 4 20 15 18 15 48 RE 4 5 6 15 15 10 13 38 Other 4 4 6 14 5 6 9 20 Total secondary 130 94 208 432 332 341 292 965 Overall total 253 289 383 925 702 633 544 1,879 Note:
Including participants in the overseas-trained teacher scheme from 2000–01
Source:
Teacher Training Agency
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many undergraduates have started full-time teacher training courses each year since September 1998 broken down by subject. [8841]
§ Mr. TimmsThe number of people recruited on to full-time undergraduate initial teacher training (ITT) in England for each year since 1998–99 are presented in the following table:
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Academic year Primary/Secondary/Phase subject 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Primary Primary 6,694 6,689 6,564 Secondary Mathematics 192 198 147 English 153 149 116 Science 221 223 191 Modern Foreign Languages 51 38 23 Technology 599 518 385 History 0 0 0 Geography 13 30 18 Physical Education 801 666 593 Art 7 20 7 Music 31 38 28 Religious Education 17 14 9
§ Mr. TimmsThe numbers of trainees starting the Graduate Teacher and Registered Teacher Programmes in England are shown in the table. Trainees in secondary schools are shown by the subject they trained in.
Academic year Primary/Secondary/Phase subject 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Other 0 0 0 Total secondary 2,085 1,894 1,517 Source:
Teacher Training Agency (TTA)