HC Deb 27 October 2003 vol 412 cc88-9WS
Mr. Gibb

To 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. Miliband

Course 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.

The 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. Gibb

To 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. Miliband

The 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