Data set from Initial Teacher Training Census

7) Postgraduate ITT new entrants by training routes and personal characteristics

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Published 3 December 2020

Last updated 3 December 2020

This national level table contains the number of postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants to ITT by characteristics for 2015/16 to 2020/21. 

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Data set details

• Theme: Teachers and school workforce
• Publication: Initial Teacher Training Census
• Release: Academic year 2020/21
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Aged 25 to 29
  • Aged 25 to 29 percentage
  • Aged 30 to 34
• Filters:
  • ITT Level
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	level_recoded	n_phase_p	p_gender_m	p_gender_f	n_phase_s	s_gender_m	s_gender_f	n_ethnic_major	n_ethnic_minor	n_age_u25	n_age_2529	n_age_3034	n_age_3539	n_age_4044	n_age_4549	n_age_5054	n_age_o55	n_disability	n_nondisability	n_uk_national	n_EEA_national	n_other_nationality	n_known_nationality	n_degree_first	n_degree_usecond	n_degree_usecond_better	n_degree_lsecond	n_degree_other	per_p_gender_m	per_p_gender_f	per_s_gender_m	per_s_gender_f	per_ethnic_major	per_ethnic_minor	per_age_u25	per_age_2529	per_age_3034	per_age_3539	per_age_4044	per_age_4549	per_age_5054	per_age_o55	per_disability	per_nondisability	per_UK_nat	per_EEA_nat	per_other_nat	per_degree_first	per_degree_usecond	per_degree_usecond_better	per_degree_lsecond	per_degree_other	per_UK_graduates_usecond_better
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	PG	12578	2722	9856	15183	5983	9200	23084	3873	15199	6763	2153	1339	1155	762	314	76	2297	25304	:	:	:	:	4984	15719	20703	6024	857	22	78	39	61	86	14	55	24	8	5	4	3	1	0	8	92	:	:	:	18	57	75	22	3	74
201617	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	PG	11288	2266	9022	15461	6241	9220	21980	3753	14164	6495	2189	1401	1116	863	408	113	2424	24245	23658	1295	506	25459	4767	14779	19546	6013	802	20	80	40	60	85	15	53	24	8	5	4	3	2	0	9	91	93	5	2	18	56	74	23	3	75
201718	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	PG	12500	2517	9981	14646	5831	8811	22288	4113	13847	6842	2306	1413	1259	899	407	173	2590	24451	24223	1294	532	26049	5002	14869	19871	6026	935	20	80	40	60	84	16	51	25	8	5	5	3	1	1	10	90	93	5	2	19	55	74	22	3	76
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	PG	12885	2415	10470	16315	6285	10030	22825	4917	14740	7143	2625	1700	1284	980	541	202	3322	25663	26550	1422	634	28606	5468	15365	20833	6604	1262	19	81	39	61	82	18	50	24	9	6	4	3	2	1	11	89	93	5	2	19	54	73	23	4	76
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	PG	12216	2101	10115	16701	6420	10281	22210	5096	14564	6952	2609	1690	1306	1058	524	214	3602	24643	1457	26174	719	28350	5554	14851	20405	6187	1137	17	83	38	62	81	19	50	24	9	6	5	4	2	1	13	87	92	5	3	20	54	74	22	4	:

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 53 variables

Variable name	Variable description
level_recoded	ITT Level
n_age_2529	Aged 25 to 29
n_age_3034	Aged 30 to 34
n_age_3539	Aged 35 to 39
n_age_4044	Aged 40 to 44

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Footnotes

1. UK graduates percentages: Figures obtained are from data published by HESA and are based on the latest available data at the time of publication. Percentages are based on numbers rounded to the nearest multiple of 5. https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/outcomes.
2. Degree Class: 2:1 includes undivided 2nd.
3. 2020/21 postgraduate totals do not include forecasts in this table.
4. Figures for 2020/21 are provisional and are subject to change. Figures for 2019/20 have been revised.
5. Disability Status: Data is based on known cases and exclude those where disability status is unknown.
6. Warning: percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to 100%.
7. Other degree class: includes international degrees which have different grading classes, degree classes below 2:2, and other. It excludes trainees whose degrees classed as not known or not applicable.
8. EEA National: here relates to individuals with a European Union, European Economic Area or Swiss nationality, excluding the UK.
9. Age groups: are based on the ages of new entrants on the day of the census, 14 October 2020. Ages are rounded down to the nearest year, for example, a trainee aged 29.5 is placed in the 25-29 age group.
10. Troops to Teachers are excluded from all figures.
11. Data was extracted on 13 November 2020.
12. Ethnicity: Data is based on known cases and exclude those where ethnicity is unknown or not declared.
13. Ethnic minority (excluding white minorities): includes the following ethnicities: Black or black British - Caribbean, Black or black British - African, Other black background, Asian or Asian British - Indian, Asian or Asian British - Pakistani, Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi, Chinese, Other Asian background, Mixed, Arab, Other ethnic background.
14. Prior to 2017/18, trainees who did not identify as Male or Female were reported as "Female". From 2017/18 onwards, these trainees are not included due to small numbers.

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