Initial teacher education figures: provisional university admissions 2016 to 2018
- Published
- 4 December 2017
- Directorate
- Learning Directorate
- Topic
- Education, Work and skills
Information received from universities on provisional figures for recruitment into initial teacher education (ITE) in 2016 to 2017 and 2017 to 2018.
The information in the tables below on recruitment into initial teacher education and teacher vacancies will inform the 2018-2019 teacher workforce planning exercise which provides guidance to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) on setting student intakes to initial teacher education. This information is not formal statistics.
Information received from universities in October 2017 on provisional figures for recruitment into initial teacher education (ITE) in 2017 to 2018.
| Initial teacher education targets and intakes | 2016-2017 Target | 2016-2017 Intake | 2017-2018 Target | 2017-2018 Intake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Primary | 710 | 756 | 710 | 774 |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) Primary | 1,230 | 1,248 | 1,186 | 1,259 |
| Undergraduate secondary | 187 | 169 | 187 | 170 |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) Secondary | 1,350 | 1,198 | 1,750 | 1,226 |
| Undergraduate combined degree | 210 | 220 | 225 | 228 |
| Total | 3,687 | 3,591 | 4,058 | 3,657 |
| New Routes (provisional intake)* | 204 | |||
| Total | 3,861 |
'*' not including 77 already counted in university returns
Initial Teacher Education (ITE) PGDE Secondary
| Subject | Scottish Funding Council (SFC) target 2016/17 | Scottish Funding Council (SFC) target 2017-2018 | ITE intake 2016-2017 | ITE intake 2017-2018 | Intake as % of SFC target 2016-2017 | Intakes as % of SFC target 2017-2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art | 89 | 112 | 86 | 97 | 97 | 87 |
| Biology | 91 | 111 | 86 | 101 | 95 | 91 |
| Business Education | 64 | 88 | 62 | 78 | 97 | 89 |
| Chemistry | 75 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 108 | 84 |
| Computing | 52 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 79 | 68 |
| Drama | 30 | 35 | 26 | 28 | 87 | 80 |
| English | 194 | 247 | 163 | 155 | 84 | 63 |
| Gaelic | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| Geography | 45 | 55 | 57 | 53 | 127 | 96 |
| History | 48 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 138 | 122 |
| Home Economics | 70 | 106 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 54 |
| Maths | 179 | 237 | 128 | 112 | 72 | 47 |
| Modern Languages | 105 | 135 | 95 | 86 | 90 | 64 |
| Modern Studies | 44 | 52 | 47 | 60 | 107 | 115 |
| Music | 41 | 57 | 22 | 33 | 54 | 58 |
| Physical Education | 33 | 46 | 38 | 48 | 115 | 104 |
| Physics | 60 | 77 | 61 | 56 | 102 | 73 |
| Psychology* | 8 | 17 | 8 | 100 | ||
| Religious Education | 39 | 51 | 24 | 34 | 62 | 67 |
| Technological Education | 86 | 124 | 47 | 36 | 55 | 29 |
| Secondary PDGE total | 1350 | 1750 | 1198 | 1226 | 89 | 70 |
'*'- New subject at Strathclyde University in 2016 - no SFC target set in 2016
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