Academic year 2018/19

Initial teacher training performance profiles

Data guidance

Published 30 July 2020

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

1a) Trainee Qualified Teacher Status and employment outcomes by training route and personal characteristics

Filename: pp2020__table_1a_char_route.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Aged_25_and_over	Age
Disability_recoded	Disability
Ethnicity_recoded	Ethnicity
Gender_recoded	Gender
qts_awarded	Awarded QTS
qts_awarded_percentage	Percentage awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded	Not awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded_percentage	Percentage not awarded QTS
Route_recoded	Training route
teaching_state_school_percentage_uplifted	Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state school
teaching_state_school_uplifted	Teaching in a state school
total_trainees	Total trainees
UG_degree_class_recoded	UG degree class
yet_to_complete	Yet to complete
yet_to_complete_percentage	Percentage yet to complete

Footnotes

UG degree class: Those with non-UK degrees or degree-equivalent qualifications are assigned UK style classifications where known, else are assigned "Other" or "Not known".
Yet to complete: includes trainees who have not fully completed their course at the end of the academic year. They will go on to be awarded QTS or will complete without being awarded QTS in a later academic year.
In this year's publication, trainees who are not recorded as male or female gender have been included in 'Other'.
Not awarded QTS: includes trainees who left the course before the end (excluding those who left the course within 90 days of the start), trainees who failed the course and trainees who did not meet the standards.
Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state school: percentage of those with QTS provisionally estimated to be employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualification. See Methodology for further details.
Age: trainees aged 25 and over on 31 July 2019.
Degree classes relate to postgraduate ITT trainees only.
Teaching in a state school: Number provisionally estimated to be employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualification. Due to rounding, the sum of constituent parts may differ from the reported total. See Methodology for further details.
UG degree class: "Upper second" includes undivided second class.
For the undergraduate route, this publication includes final year trainees only.

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1b) Trainee characteristics by training route

Filename: pp2020__table_1b_char_route_numbers.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
n_trainees_1st	First degree class first
n_trainees_21	First degree class upper second
n_trainees_22	First degree class lower second
n_trainees_dclass_nk	First degree class not known
n_trainees_dclass_other	First degree class other
n_trainees_disability	Disability declared
n_trainees_disability_nk	Disability unknown
n_trainees_ethnicity_nk	Unknown ethnicity
n_trainees_f	Female
n_trainees_gt25	25 and over
n_trainees_lt25	Under 25
n_trainees_m	Male
n_trainees_minority	Ethnic minority
n_trainees_nondisability	Disability not declared
n_trainees_nonminority	Ethnic non-minority
n_trainees_other	Other gender
ntrainees_total	Total trainees
Route_recoded	Training route

Footnotes

UG degree class: Those with non-UK degrees or degree-equivalent qualifications are assigned UK style classifications where known, else are assigned "Other" or "Not known".
Degree classes relate to postgraduate ITT trainees only.
In this year's publication, trainees who are not recorded as male or female gender have been included in 'Other'.
Age: trainees aged 25 and over on 31 July 2019.
UG degree class: "Upper second" includes undivided second class.
For the undergraduate route, this publication includes final year trainees only.

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2) Trainee Qualified Teacher Status and employment outcomes by training route (time series)

Filename: pp2020__table_2_route_timeseries.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2008/09 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
qts_awarded	Awarded QTS
qts_awarded_percentage	Percentage awarded QTS
Route_recoded	Training route
teaching_state_school	Teaching in a state school
teaching_state_school_percentage	Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state school
total_trainees	Total trainees

Footnotes

Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state school: percentage of those with QTS estimated (2018/19) to be, or who are (2017/18) employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualification. See Methodology for further details.
Breakdown of 2012/13 postgraduate routes excludes Employment based initial teacher training. Hence their total will not match the 2012/13 postgraduate figures.
Teaching in a state school: registered as employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualification. 2018/19 figures are Provisional (uplifted), up to and including 2017/18 are Revised. Due to rounding, the sum of constituent parts may differ from the reported total. See Methodology for further details.
Teach First is included in postgraduate totals from 2015/16 onwards. Teach First data collection was not mandatory until 2015/16, therefore, any trends may be a result of the difference in data collection.
For the undergraduate route, this publication includes final year trainees only.

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3) Postgraduate trainee Qualified Teacher Status and employment outcomes by subject

Filename: pp2020__table_3_subject.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
qts_awarded	Awarded QTS
qts_awarded_percentage	Percentage awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded	Not awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded_percentage	Percentage not awarded QTS
Subject_recoded	Subject
teaching_state_school_percentage_uplifted	Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state school
teaching_state_school_uplifted	Teaching in a state school
total_trainees	Total trainees
yet_to_complete	Yet to complete
yet_to_complete_percentage	Percentage yet to complete

Footnotes

Yet to complete: includes trainees who have not fully completed their course at the end of the academic year. They will go on to be awarded QTS or will complete without being awarded QTS in a later academic year.
Not awarded QTS: includes trainees who left the course before the end (excluding those who left the course within 90 days of the start), trainees who failed the course and trainees who did not meet the standards.
Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state school: percentage of those with QTS provisionally estimated to be employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualification. See Methodology for further details.
Teaching in a state school: Number provisionally estimated to be employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualification. Due to rounding, the sum of constituent parts may differ from the reported total. See Methodology for further details.

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4) Postgraduate trainee Qualified Teacher Status and employment outcomes by subject (time series)

Filename: pp2020__table_4_subject_timeseries.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2009/10 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
qts_awarded	Awarded QTS
qts_awarded_percentage	Percentage awarded QTS
Subject_recoded	Subject
teaching_state_school	Teaching in a state school
teaching_state_school_percentage	Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state school
total_trainees	Total trainees

Footnotes

Modern Foreign Languages includes Classics.
Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state school: percentage of those with QTS estimated (2018/19) to be, or who are (2017/18) employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualification. See Methodology for further details.
English includes Drama and Performing Arts until 2011/12 inclusive. From 2012/13 onwards these are included in Other.
Other subject includes a range of subjects such as Social Studies, Economics, Media Studies and Citizenship. Includes Drama from 2012/13 onwards.
Teaching in a state school: registered as employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualification. 2018/19 figures are Provisional (uplifted), up to and including 2017/18 are Revised. Due to rounding, the sum of constituent parts may differ from the reported total. See Methodology for further details.
2013/14 excludes deferred employment based initial teacher training trainees. Teach First is included in postgraduate totals from 2015/16 onwards.

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5) Bursary eligible postgraduate trainee outcomes by subject

Filename: pp2020__table_5_bursary.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
qts_awarded	Awarded QTS
qts_awarded_percentage	Percentage awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded	Not awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded_percentage	Percentage not awarded QTS
Subject_recoded	Subject
teaching_state_school_percentage_uplifted	Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state school
teaching_state_school_uplifted	Teaching in a state school
total_eligible_trainees	Eligible trainees
yet_to_complete	Yet to complete
yet_to_complete_percentage	Percentage yet to complete

Footnotes

Yet to complete: includes trainees who have not fully completed their course at the end of the academic year. They will go on to be awarded QTS or will complete without being awarded QTS in a later academic year.
Not awarded QTS: includes trainees who left the course before the end (excluding those who left the course within 90 days of the start), trainees who failed the course and trainees who did not meet the standards.
Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state school: percentage of those with QTS provisionally estimated to be employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualification. See Methodology for further details.
Teaching in a state school: Number provisionally estimated to be employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualification. Due to rounding, the sum of constituent parts may differ from the reported total. See Methodology for further details.

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6) Postgraduate trainee Qualified Teacher Status and employment outcomes by region

Filename: pp2020__table_6_region.csv
Geographic levels: Regional
Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
qts_awarded	Awarded QTS
qts_awarded_percentage	Percentage awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded	Not awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded_percentage	Percentage not awarded QTS
Route_recoded	Training route
teaching_state_school_percentage_uplifted	Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state school
teaching_state_school_uplifted	Teaching in a state school
total_trainees	Total trainees
yet_to_complete	Yet to complete
yet_to_complete_percentage	Percentage yet to complete

Footnotes

Yet to complete: includes trainees who have not fully completed their course at the end of the academic year. They will go on to be awarded QTS or will complete without being awarded QTS in a later academic year.
Not awarded QTS: includes trainees who left the course before the end (excluding those who left the course within 90 days of the start), trainees who failed the course and trainees who did not meet the standards.
Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state school: percentage of those with QTS provisionally estimated to be employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualification. See Methodology for further details.
Teaching in a state school: Number provisionally estimated to be employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualification. Due to rounding, the sum of constituent parts may differ from the reported total. See Methodology for further details.
For the undergraduate route, this publication includes final year trainees only.

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7a) Assessment Only trainee numbers by subject (time series)

Filename: pp2020_table_7a_ao.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2014/15 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Subject_recoded	Subject
total_trainees	Total trainees

Footnotes

Total trainees for 2017/18 excludes one AO trainee with missing subject information

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7b) EYITT Early Years Teacher Status trainee outcomes

Filename: pp2020_table_7b_eyitt.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Aged_25_and_over	Age
Disability_recoded	Disability
Ethnicity_recoded	Ethnicity
eyts_awarded	Awarded EYTS
eyts_awarded_percentage	Percentage awarded EYTS
eyts_not_awarded	Not awarded EYTS
eyts_not_awarded_percentage	Percentage not awarded EYTS
Gender_recoded	Gender
Route_recoded	Training route
total_trainees	Total trainees
UG_degree_class_recoded	UG degree class
yet_to_complete	Yet to complete
yet_to_complete_percentage	Percentage yet to complete

Footnotes

UG degree class: Those with non-UK degrees or degree-equivalent qualifications are assigned UK style classifications where known, else are assigned "Other" or "Not known".
UG degree class: "Upper second" includes undivided second class.
Degree classes relate to postgraduate ITT trainees only.
Age: trainees aged 25 and over on 31 July 2019.
For the undergraduate route, this publication includes final year trainees only.

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