Academic year 2023/24

Postgraduate initial teacher training targets

Annual target for the number of trainees to start postgraduate initial teacher training in the relevant academic year, in England, by subject.

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  • PGITT Targets data

    National

    Overall, and phase level PGITT targets for England.

    Number of rows
    63
    Indicators
    • Difference to previous year
    • Postgraduate initial teacher training (PGITT) trainee target
    Filters
    • ITT subject
    Time period
    2021/22 to 2023/24
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  • PGITT Headlines

    National

    PGITT targets for both phase and subject for England. Differences to the previous year are also supplied within the datafile but values are only supplied for 2023/24, compared to the previous year, 2022/23.

    Number of rows
    1
    Indicators
    • Overall trainee target (PGITT)
    • Primary trainee target (PGITT)
    • Secondary trainee target (PGITT)
    Time period
    2023/24
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Data guidance

Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

This document describes the data included in the ‘Postgraduate initial teacher training targets’ Official Statistics release's underlying data files. 

The publication itself should be referenced alongside this data, as it provides more detailed information on the methodology to produce the targets.

Coverage

The data used in this publication covers postgraduate initial teacher training targets for England for the 2023/24 academic year, and provides the previous, 2022/23 and 2021/22 targets, to enable comparisons to be made between them.

File formats and conventions

Targets have been rounded to the nearest 5.

The need to suppress data is not applicable, nor does any data enable individuals to be accurately identified. 

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