The following table provides the number and percentage of final year trainees gaining qualified teacher status (QTS) awarded by academic years 2002/03 to 2004/05 and known to be employed in a teaching post in the non-maintained sector six months into the subsequent academic year.
Academic year of qualification 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 Number 929 1,039 1,162 Percentage2 4 4 4 1 Includes those trained through English ITT colleges, the Open University and SCITTs and excludes those qualifying by employment based routes (EBRs). 2 Percentage calculation includes response whose employment status was unknown and also those in a teaching post but the sector is unknown. Source: Performance Profiles Final year trainee data, awarded QTS Mainstream data (Excluding EBR)
The following table provides the number of qualified teachers entering full or part-time regular maintained sector service broken down by type and age in each year from 2002-03 to 2004-05, the latest information available.
Age on entry Newly qualified New to the maintained sector3 Returning to the maintained sector4 Total entrants 2004-055 Under 25 8,190 710 70 8,970 25 to 29 7,370 1,460 1,630 10,460 30 to 34 2,810 1,270 2,420 6,500 35 to 39 1,910 1,280 2,050 5,240 40 to 45 1,550 1,240 1,720 4,510 45 to 50 780 1,270 1,690 3,730 Over 50 350 2,460 3,810 6,620 Total 22,950 9,680 13,390 46,020 2003-045 Under 25 8,880 500 90 9,470 25 to 29 6,850 1,250 1,420 9,520 30 to 34 2,730 1,190 2,040 5,960 35 to 39 1,980 1,220 1,690 4,890 40 to 45 1,570 1,290 1,490 4,350 45 to 50 890 1,510 1,520 3,910 Over 50 340 2,460 3,370 6,170 Total 23,240 9,410 11,620 44,270 2002-03 Under 25 8,920 680 90 9,690 25 to 29 5,850 1,510 1,580 8,930 30 to 34 2,430 1,240 2,120 5,790 35 to 39 1,910 1,220 1,790 4,920 40 to 45 1,490 1,310 1,620 4,410 45 to 50 660 1,620 1,810 4,080 Over 50 300 2,350 3,740 6,390 Total 21,550 9,920 12,740 44,210 1 10 to 20 per cent. of part-time teachers may not be included in the data. 2 Teacher qualified in the previous calendar year. 3 Teacher has no known service in the English maintained sector and qualified before the previous calendar year. 4 Teacher was not in service in the year before entry but has some previous service in the English maintained schools sector. 5 Provisional estimates. Source: Database of teacher Records.