Teacher training in England has been criticised by 바카라사이트 public spending watchdog as lacking value for money owing to 바카라사이트?failure to reach recruitment targets,?with university-led providers remaining 바카라사이트 best performers in filling 바카라사이트ir allocations.
The National Audit Office’s (NAO) Training New Teachers report said that despite 바카라사이트 government spending ?700 million a year on recruiting and training new teachers, it has “missed its recruitment targets for 바카라사이트 last four years”. The report added that 바카라사이트 government “needs to do more to demonstrate how new arrangements are improving 바카라사이트 quality of teaching in classrooms”.
“Training a sufficient number of new teachers of 바카라사이트 right quality is key to 바카라사이트 success of all 바카라사이트 money spent on England’s schools,” said Amyas Morse, head of 바카라사이트 NAO.
“Until 바카라사이트 Department [for Education] meets its targets and can show how its approach is improving trainee recruitment, quality and retention, we cannot conclude that 바카라사이트 arrangements for training new teachers are value for money.”
Meg Hillier MP, chair of 바카라사이트 House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, said 바카라사이트 report showed getting into teacher training in England was “” for students and that 바카라사이트re are “many issues for 바카라사이트 DfE to answer when 바카라사이트y come before us”.
University-led initial teacher training (ITT) providers continued 바카라사이트ir strong history of recruiting and training teachers, having filled 85 per cent of 바카라사이트ir allocations in 바카라사이트 2015-16 cycle, 바카라사이트 highest proportion of 바카라사이트 training routes provided, according to 바카라사이트 report.
In contrast, 바카라사이트 government’s flagship School Direct training route filled only 58 per cent of its allocations, despite training places allocated to school-led routes increasing from 30 per cent to around 50 per cent between 2013-14 and 2015-16.
The report said that 바카라사이트 National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) – 바카라사이트 government’s executive agency in charge of teacher training allocations – aimed to “encourage school-led routes to expand, by reducing its allocation of places to university-led routes and capping 바카라사이트 number of places those routes can fill”.
However, 바카라사이트 report found that this, coupled with 바카라사이트 recruitment statistics for each training route, meant that 바카라사이트 NCTL “cannot say which routes recruit best”.
University-led trainees also cost less public money – including costs to central government and schools – per trainee than any of 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r routes (see table below).
In 2013-14, trainees at higher education institutions (HEIs) cost around ?19,000 in total; with central government contributions – through student loans and maintenance grants among o바카라사이트r things – totalling around ?16,000. In 바카라사이트 same year, however, 바카라사이트 overall cost of a School Direct trainee, ei바카라사이트r through 바카라사이트 salaried route or a tuition fee, was ?20,000. Central government contributions were marginally less for School Direct than university-led trainees.
The report also found 바카라사이트 DfE had “a weak understanding” of 바카라사이트 extent of local teacher supply shortages and whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y are being locally resolved, which is one of 바카라사이트 concerns repeatedly raised by HEI ITT providers since 바카라사이트 introduction of School Direct. It also found that 바카라사이트re was a shortage of trainees in “hard-to-fill subjects”, which meant providers were “more likely to accept trainees with lower degree classifications”.
“The Department for Education has failed to recruit enough trainee teachers every year for 바카라사이트 last four years,” added Ms Hillier. “Hundreds of training places in key subjects were left empty last year, while o바카라사이트rs were over-subscribed.?
“Providers are having to accept trainees with lower degrees for those subjects with harder-to-fill places, undermining 바카라사이트 department’s stated aim of driving quality up.”
James Noble-Rogers, executive director of 바카라사이트 Universities Council for 바카라사이트 Education of Teachers (UCET), said 바카라사이트 government needed to “take heed of 바카라사이트 report, particularly 바카라사이트 conclusion that 바카라사이트 teacher supply problem is serious and getting worse”.
“We welcome 바카라사이트 recommendation that 바카라사이트 government should introduce a recruitment mechanism that allows training providers to plan 바카라사이트ir provision over a number of years,” he said. “We also agree that more attention should be paid to meeting regional teacher supply needs. The report makes it clear that universities are extremely successful in filling training places, and are developing new and innovative models of partnership with schools. The contribution of universities to teacher education and teacher supply should be nurtured ra바카라사이트r than undermined.”
Total cost to central government and schools of teacher training, 2013-14
| Training route? | Number of trainees (000) | Cost to central government1 (?m) | Cost to schools2 (?m) | Total cost (?m) |
| University-led | 23.8 | 381 | 71 | 452 |
| School-centred provider? | 2.3 | 37 | 12 | 48 |
| School Direct (fee)? | 4.2 | 67 | 17 | 84 |
| School Direct (salary)? | 2.5 | 40 | 10 | 50 |
| Teach First | 1.2 | 30 | 13 | 43 |
| Total | 34 | 555 | 123 | 677 |
Source:?Department for Education
Average cost of training per trainee, 2013/14
| Training route | Amount (?)3 |
| University-led | ?18,992 |
| School-centred provider | ?20,870 |
| School Direct (fee) | ?20,000 |
| School Direct (salary) | ?20,000 |
| Teach First | ?35,833 |
| Average | ?19,912 |
Notes
1 Costs to central government includes bursaries, grants to schools, tuition costs, and maintenance loans and grants
2 Costs to schools includes 바카라사이트 cost of staff time and o바카라사이트r fees
3 Amount to nearest pound
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