The Covid recruitment bounce seen last year has disappeared and 2021/22 has seen only 82 per cent of the secondary teachers required recruited into initial teacher training (ITT).
Furthermore, some subjects face notable shortfalls in teacher trainee numbers – not least physics where only 567 teachers have been recruited against a government target of 2,530 (22 per cent).
In total there were 37,069 new entrants to ITT in 2021/22 compared to 40,377 in 2020/21 (the Covid bounce), and 33,799 in 2019/20.
Of the new entrants, 31,233 are starting or expecting to start postgraduate ITT – down from 34,394 last year, but up from 28,917 in 2019/20 (the remaining 5,836 trainees are new entrants to undergraduate ITT).
Register now, read forever
Thank you for visiting SecEd and reading some of our content for professionals in secondary education. Register now for free to get unlimited access to all content.
What's included:
-
Unlimited access to news, best practice articles and podcast
-
New content and e-bulletins delivered straight to your inbox every Monday and Thursday
Already have an account? Sign in here