Initial Teacher Training, 2007/08

The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 19 March 2008. This bulletin is based on statistics produced by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Each year the Welsh Assembly Government sets intake targets for recruitment to ITT courses in Wales. In 2007/08 the targets were reduced to 950 enrolments for Primary and 1,240 for secondary.

2007/08 summary

• The number of first year enrolments on ITT courses (2,100) was 4 per cent lower than the previous year and 12 per cent lower than five years ago.
• 76 per cent of first year students on ITT courses in Wales were Welsh domiciled.
• First year enrolments on both Primary and Secondary phase courses fell; Primary by 6 per cent and Secondary by 3 per cent.
• The number of students completing ITT courses was 6 per cent less than the number in 2006/07.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5043
Email: he.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

February 2010 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)