The claims were made after a memo was sent to all prospective students signed up to the School Direct applications portal of the National College of Teaching and Leadership, suggesting students who had accepted places on PGCEs could still change their minds and apply to School Direct.
It then lists what it says are the benefits of taking the School Direct route, including opportunities for bursaries – despite the fact that these are also available to PGCE students.
The controversy follows growing concern among university providers of teacher education about the future for their departments.
Under the School Direct system, schools have control over recruitment rather than this being the responsibility of higher education institutions (HEIs), making it difficult for institutes of education attached to universities to plan their provision or staffing levels.
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