Universities with teacher training colleges have lost almost a quarter of their places since 2012 as ministers have promoted the School Direct programme in its place, leading to teacher shortages in some subject areas, new research shows.
The move has caused instability in many universities with some pulling the plug on initial teacher training (ITT) altogether, losing valuable expertise and knowledge in the sector, it is claimed.
The study, The Impact of Initial Teacher Training Reforms on English Higher Education Institutions, by Universities UK, found that the School Direct route into training recruited only two-thirds of its allocation last year, compared with universities, which achieved 90 per cent recruitment.
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