Data set from Initial Teacher Training Census

Table 4 - Postgraduate ITT new entrants by subject, training route and degree class

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This national level table contains the number of postgraduate new entrants for each ITT route and subject by degree class. The data in this table covers 2019/20 to 2024/25 (2024/25 is provisional, all previous years are revised).

Data set details

Theme
Teachers and school workforce
Publication
Initial Teacher Training Census
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of trainees
  • Percentage of trainees
Filters
  • Degree Class
  • ITT route
  • ITT subject
Time period
2019/20 to 2024/25

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameitt_subjectitt_routeinstitution_typebreakdown_topicbreakdowntrainee_numbertrainee_percentage
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandArt & DesignPG fee-fundedHigher Education InstitutionDegree ClassTotal Known259100
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandArt & DesignPG fee-fundedHigher Education InstitutionDegree ClassFirst6425
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandArt & DesignPG fee-fundedHigher Education InstitutionDegree ClassUpper Second12950
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandArt & DesignPG fee-fundedHigher Education InstitutionDegree ClassLower Second5722
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandArt & DesignPG fee-fundedHigher Education InstitutionDegree ClassOther93

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables
Variable nameVariable description
breakdownDegree Class
institution_typeInstitution Type
itt_routeITT route
itt_subjectITT subject
trainee_numberNumber of trainees

Footnotes

  1. EBacc Subjects are English, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, History, Geography, Computing and Classics.
  2. STEM Subjects are Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Mathematics and Physics.
  3. Others includes media and communication studies, social studies, citizenship and psychology.
  4. Percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to 100%.
  5. Business studies: includes economics
  6. Design & Technology: includes food technology and engineering.
  7. Physical Education: includes dance.
  8. Subject: The subject given here is ITT subject and may not be the same as the subject of the undergraduate degree held.
  9. Figures for 2024/25 are provisional and are subject to change. Figures for 2023/24 and all previous years have been revised.
  10. Troops to Teachers are excluded from all figures prior to 2021/22.
  11. Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship: The postgraduate teaching apprenticeship (PGTA) was introduced in 2018/19.
  12. The 2023/24 revised and 2024/25 provisional data does not contain forecast trainees, this is due to a change in data collection methodology.
  13. Degree Class: 2:1 includes undivided 2nd.
  14. Total with known degree: excludes trainees whose degree classes are unknown, therefore please consider the impact of the number of unknowns when considering data trends.
  15. 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.
  16. Schools direct salaried: includes salaried programmes i.e. Future Teaching Scholars Programme
  17. Data was extracted on 7 January 2025.

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