(2) how many entrants to postgraduate certificate of education courses had a third class or lower classification degree in the last year for which figures are available.
The following tables show the number of first year trainees in 2006-07 by the classification of their first degree for:
1. Postgraduate ITT trainees
2. Employment Based Routes (EBR) trainees.
First year ITT entrants Classification of first UK degree Number Percentage Total with 2:2 and above 20,660 92.6 Third 760 3.4 Pass 440 2.0 Unclassified 460 2.1 Total 22,320 100.0 Notes: 1. First year entrants to post graduate ITT courses. Includes Universities and other Higher Education Institutions, SCITT and Open University. Excludes employment based routes and cases where QTS was granted without a course in ITT. 2. Classification of first UK degree only. 3. Unclassified includes cases where degree class was undefined or unknown. 4. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: TDA's Performance Profiles
First year ITT entrants Classification of first UK degree Number Percentage Total with 2:2 and above 4,630 88.6 Third 260 4.9 Pass 340 6.5 Unclassified 0 0.0 Total 5,230 100.0 Notes: 1. Excludes Universities and other Higher Education Institutions, SCITT and Open University and cases where QTS was granted without a course in ITT. 2. Classification of first UK degree only. 3. Unclassified includes cases where degree class was undefined or unknown. 4. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: TDA's Performance Profiles
The available information is given in the table and shows the number and percentage of entrants to undergraduate initial teacher training (ITT) courses by their highest qualification on entry. Qualifications included in the “Other” category might be higher than A/AS level and can include trainees who have A/AS levels. Information relating specifically to entrants with no qualifications at advanced level is therefore not available.
Undergraduate trainees represent 24 per cent. of trainees on mainstream ITT courses.
Mainstream Employment based Number Percentage Number Percentage Highest qualification on entry: With A or AS 4,960 63.6 0 0.0 GNVQ 1— 1— 0 0.0 Access 660 8.5 0 0.0 Other 2,180 27.9 170 100.0 Total 7,790 100.0 170 100.0 1 Less than 5, or a rate based on less than 5. Notes: 1. Mainstream includes Universities and other higher education institutes and Open University, but excludes Employment based ITT (EBITT). 2. EBITT includes trainees through the Registered Teacher programme. Source: TDA's Performance Profiles
The Department does not collect these data in the manner requested centrally. However, the Teachers’ Workloads Diary survey, managed until recently by the Office of Manpower Economics and funded by the Department, does include time spent on training and/or development activity, including INSET, peer observation or being mentored. The survey results reflect each individual's definition of continuing professional development (CPD) and, as such, will not necessarily record many activities that would constitute CPD such as coaching or reading teaching and learning material.
The latest results from that survey, for 2008, showed that the average time per week spent on this activity was:
Hours Primary: Heads 3.2 Deputy Heads 2.3 Classroom teachers 1.4 Secondary: Heads 3.2 Deputies 1.7 Heads of department 1.1 Classroom teachers 0.8
The full report is available at:
www.ome.uk.com/downloads/2008%20Teachers%20Report%20FINAL.pdf.