§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of students(a) started and (b) completed teacher training courses for each yearly intake between 1995 and 2001. [134191]
§ Mr. MilibandCourse length data for new entrants is not available for all years and so it is not possible to match completers, entrants to give a meaningful proportion of completers to entrants in each year.
89WSThe data which is available is shown as follows:
Table 1: The number of entrants to postgraduate and undergraduate teacher training courses Undergraduate Postgraduate Total 1995/96 10,820 18,010 28,830 1996/97 10,110 18,920 28,430 1997/98 9,620 18,100 27,720 1998/99 8,790 17,420 26,210 1999/2000 8,510 17,460 25,970 2000/01 8,100 19,620 27,720 2001/02 7,830 21,360 29,190 Note:
These figures include trainees on the Fast Track scheme, but excludes the increasing number of trainees on employment based routes
Table 2: The number of successful completers gaining QTS on teacher training courses Undergraduate Postgraduate Total 1995/96 1n/a 1n/a 1n/a 1996/97 9,267 16,046 25,313 1997/98 8,673 15,364 24,037 1998/99 8,907 15,164 24,071 1999/2000 6,847 14,847 21,694 2000/01 6,489 16,153 22,642 2001/02 6,415 19,074 25,489 1 Data for 1995/96 from the Performance Profiles is not available Source:
TTA Performance Profiles
§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the pass/fail rate was of teacher trainees sitting the(a) basic literacy test and (b) basic numeracy test set by the Teacher Training Agency each year between 1996 and 2002. [134192]
§ Mr. MilibandThe numeracy skills test was introduced in the summer term of 2000 and the literacy test was introduced for those seeking qualified teacher status (QTS) from 1 May 2001. Of those who sat the tests, the statistics in the following table show the pass rates:
Percentage 2000/01 2001/02 Numeracy skills test 98 98 Literacy skills test 99 99