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Bob Spink
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers were in training specialising in a modern language, in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [135011]
Mr. Miliband
The following table shows the number of entrants to initial teacher training courses in secondary modern foreign languages since 1998/99.
| Postgraduate | Undergraduate | Total | |
| 1998/99 | 1,606 | 51 | 1,657 |
| 1999/2000 | 1,431 | 38 | 1,469 |
| 2000/01 | 1,610 | 23 | 1,633 |
| 2001/02 | 1,689 | 16 | 1,705 |
| 2002/03 | 1,725 | 7 | 1,732 |
| 2003/042 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Note:
The data shown above excludes trainees on the Fast Track scheme in 2001/02 and employment based teacher training.
Source:
Teacher Training Agency