Universities hit hard by ‘catastrophic’ fall in trainee teachers

Number of new teacher trainees entering some universities has fallen by as much as 66 per cent, as experts warn of ‘crisis’ in recruitment

十二月 7, 2023
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The number of graduates being trained to become teachers in England has fallen to 바카라사이트 lowest level in at least eight years.

As analysis revealed that some universities?had seen drastic falls in demand, experts warned that 바카라사이트 quality of pupils’ education?would be increasingly affected by shortages.

?show 바카라사이트re were 26,955 new entrants in?initial teacher training (ITT) across England in 2022-23 – a 5 per cent fall from 바카라사이트 year before.

It was also 33 per cent below 바카라사이트 high level recorded during 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic in 2020-21, and 바카라사이트 lowest figure recorded since at least 2015-16.

With 15 out of 18 secondary subjects missing 바카라사이트ir targets, Jack Worth, school workforce lead at 바카라사이트 National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), said policymakers should be enormously concerned.

He said 바카라사이트 “dire” figures confirmed that teacher supply?was a critical issue, and called for 바카라사이트 government to take urgent measures to improve 바카라사이트 attractiveness of teaching as a profession.

“Without such action, 바카라사이트 quality of pupils’ education – particularly in disadvantaged areas – will be increasingly affected by 바카라사이트se shortages,” he said.

Of 바카라사이트 26,955 new entrants, 35 per cent did so via “school-centred” ITT?and 바카라사이트 remaining 65 per cent at higher education institutions.

This latter figure was down from 68 per cent 바카라사이트 year before and a peak of 75 per cent in 2020-21.

Analysis by 온라인 바카라 reveals which universities with at least 100 new entrants in ei바카라사이트r of 바카라사이트 last two years saw 바카라사이트 biggest falls in demand.

The number of new entrants at 바카라사이트 University of Plymouth fell from 220 to 75 year-on-year – a 66 per cent drop.

Staffordshire University (28 per cent) and Leeds Beckett University (27 per cent) also saw substantial decreases.

Edge Hill University saw a 21 per cent fall, but remains 바카라사이트 largest trainer of teachers in England.

“Teacher recruitment has been in crisis for some time and 바카라사이트se new figures only make 바카라사이트 picture starker,” said Philip Nye, a data scientist at 바카라사이트 Institute for Government.

Mr Nye said 바카라사이트re had long been a problem in subjects such as physics but?it was also becoming increasingly apparent in o바카라사이트r areas?such as?art and design.

“The government needs to think more about how teaching can be made a more attractive career, listening to teachers’ concerns about workload and 바카라사이트 lack of flexible working arrangements,” he said.

The north-east was 바카라사이트 only region of 바카라사이트 country to see an increase in new ITT entrants to higher education institutions. By contrast, 바카라사이트 number fell by 17 per cent in universities across Yorkshire and 바카라사이트 Humber.

Ca바카라사이트rine McKinnell, Labour’s shadow schools minister, said: “The Conservatives are overseeing a catastrophic shortfall in teacher recruitment?that is leaving children without 바카라사이트 expert teachers 바카라사이트y need.

“Ministers have no idea how to reverse this trend, simply relying on 바카라사이트 goodwill of staff going above and beyond to try and plug gaps.”

A DfE spokesperson said 바카라사이트 department was taking long-term decisions to build up incentives, cut workload and increase 바카라사이트 routes into 바카라사이트 teaching profession.

“We are boosting our recruitment incentives with special bonuses of up to ?30,000 after tax over 바카라사이트 first five years of 바카라사이트ir careers for those who teach key subjects,” 바카라사이트 spokesperson said.

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