The following table shows the number of graduate trainees entering postgraduate initial teacher training (ITT) courses to qualify as a secondary school teacher in the subject for which they hold a first degree, through mainstream ITT and employment-based routes (EBR), between 2002/03 and 2005/06 for:
(a) Mathematics;
(b) Science;
(c) History and
(d) English.
Number of graduates entering initial teacher training courses 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 Subject of secondary ITT Mainstream EBR Mainstream EBR Mainstream EBR Mainstream EBR Mathematics 620 100 790 190 810 230 800 250 Science 710 170 780 200 740 40 730 140 History 650 40 530 70 510 100 510 90 English 1,230 260 1,190 310 1,060 480 990 580 Notes: 1. Mainstream includes universities and other higher education institutions, SCITT and OU, but excludes employment-based routes. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 3. The method of classifying degree subjects changed as a result of the introduction of the JACS coding structure in 2002/03. Data collected prior to this date under the HESA coding system cannot be directly compared using the direct match alone. 4. Performance profiles data is collected at the end of a trainees first year, therefore 2006/07 data is collected in autumn 2007 and will be published in July 2008. 5. The table only covers those who hold a first degree in the subject of their ITT training course, it does not cover those who have a first degree (in Mathematics, Science, History or English) but are entering an ITT course which is in a different subject to their first degree. Source: TDA’s Performance Profiles.