Select Committee on Education and Skills Minutes of Evidence


Annex A

Table 1

THE NUMBER OF INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING PLACES FILLED BETWEEN 1997-98 AND 2002-03


1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-021
2002-031

Secondary
Mathematics
1,464
1,120
1,302
1,290
1,559
1,681
English and Drama
2,142
2,133
2,030
2,029
2,247
2,499
Science
2,789
2,279
2,362
2,413
2,614
2,724
Modern Foreign Languages
1,799
1,657
1,469
1,635
1,715
1,748
Technology2
1,982
1,682
1,702
1,855
2,161
2,405
History
964
898
816
913
933
998
Geography
850
747
872
899
1,035
949
Physical Education
1,644
1,491
1,190
1,205
1,330
1,326
Art
896
903
799
851
843
885
Music
498
493
518
560
656
599
Religious Education
641
620
528
573
588
576
Citizenship3
147
185
Other
297
356
283
319
231
174

Total secondary
15,966
14,379
13,871
14,542
16,059
16,749

Source: TTA

  Note:

  1.  For 2001-02 and 2002-03, 83 and 87 fast track trainees respectively are included.

  2.  Technology includes design and technology, business studies and information technology.

  3.  2001-02 was the first year for recruitment to citizenship, and before 2002-03 the allocated places for citizenship were included along with economics in "other" subjects.

Table 2

PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WITH A KNOWN UK DEGREE CLASSIFICATION WITH A 2:1 OR HIGHER


Subject
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
%
%
%
%

Mathematics
35
39
39
42
English and Drama
62
63
64
65
Science
44
44
47
48
Modern Foreign Languages
50
51
58
58
Technology
34
65
71
65
History
64
48
52
50
Geography
53
43
49
52
Physical Education
43
35
40
41
Art
50
52
53
56
Music
50
49
49
58
Religious Education
52
52
52
51
Other
65
58
58
60

All secondary subjects
49
50
53
53

Source: TTA Performance Profiles

Table 3

SECONDARY FINAL YEARS: QTS AWARDS AND DESTINATIONS


Academic Year
% final year
trainees
gaining QTS
% of QTS in
teaching
% of final year trainees who
go on to teach immediately

%
%
%
2000-01
86.2
83.1
71.6
1999-2000
86.8
81.2
70.5
1998-99
87.4
78.9
69.0
1997-98
85.8
79.2
68.0


Table 4

ENTRANTS TO AND LEAVERS FROM MAINTAINED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND

Total headcount (full time and part time)


88-89
89-90
90-91
91-92
92-93
93-94
94-95
95-96
96-97
97-98
98-99
99-2000
2000-01

Entrants
Newly qualified
5,880
6,073
5,808
5,702
6,759
7,807
8,814
8,535
8,851
9,332
8,809
8,773
8,630
New to sector
2,883
3,169
3,394
3,105
2,818
3,475
3,127
2,943
3,572
3,942
4,982
4,283
4,927
Returnees to sector
6,888
7,487
6,745
6,665
5,794
6,171
5,814
5,203
4,547
4,665
5,092
4,474
5,785
Total
15,651
16,729
15,947
15,472
15,371
17,453
17,755
16,681
16,970
17,939
18,883
17,530
19,342
Leavers

Other leavers
14,968
14,789
14,468
11,589
9,865
9,913
9,587
9,881
8,789
10,325
11,075
12,108
12,263
Retirements
6,301
6,116
6,083
5,278
5,707
6,953
6,424
7,250
7,753
7,866
4,049
4,380
4,797

Total
21,269
20,905
20,551
16,867
15,572
16,866
16,011
17,131
16,542
18,191
15,124
16,488
17,060


Table 5

REGULAR TEACHER NUMBERS IN MAINTAINED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND

Regular FTE teacher numbers (including seconded)


1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003(p)

With QTS
FT
174,280
173,870
175,670
176,630
179,160
181,270
FTE of PT
13,370
13,800
14,050
14,460
14,600
15,310
Without QTS
FTE
1,770
1,910
2,050
2,100
2,920
6,590

Total
189,420
189,580
191,770
193,190
196,680
203,170
207,000


Table 6

CLASSROOM TEACHER VACANCIES IN MAINTAINED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND


Subject
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003(p)

Mathematics
77
141
155
233
410
386
320
IT
17
32
41
56
124
96
110
All sciences
84
108
138
156
398
383
310
Languages
87
120
89
109
245
192
150
English
87
109
90
129
360
323
280
Drama
15
8
14
23
59
60
40
History
10
20
18
12
39
42
40
Social sciences
8
0
4
8
15
16
10
Geography
27
32
11
25
51
69
50
Religious Education
25
42
26
36
96
86
80
Design & Technology
57
111
101
110
206
211
160
Commercial/Business studies
13
20
13
17
41
30
40
Art, craft or design
18
20
37
24
47
59
40
Music
39
30
32
35
78
81
60
Physical Education
30
36
34
30
102
111
90
Careers
2
4
2
3
9
4
0
Other main combined subjects
84
81
100
137
197
198
160

Total
680
914
905
1,143
2,477
2,347
1,940

Source: 618g



 
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