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.

Release type
Published

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Pre-release access list

Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

  • Secretary of State for Education 
  • Minister of State for School Standards 
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System 
  • Permanent Secretary for Education 
  • Deputy Permanent Secretary 
  • Director General, Early Years & Schools Group 
  • Deputy Director, Strategy, Design and Portfolio Division, Teaching Workforce Strategy
  • Deputy Director, Supporting and Rewarding Teachers and Leaders
  • Director, Teaching Workforce: Candidates, Trainees, Strategy, Portfolio and Analysis
  • Interim Director, Teaching Workforce: Teachers and Tutors
  • Head of Profession for Statistics 
  • Deputy Director, Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics 
  • Deputy Director, Becoming a Teacher, Teaching Workforce Directorate 
  • Head of ITT Strategy and Sufficiency Unit, Teaching Workforce Directorate
  • Strategy Advisor, Teaching Workforce Directorate 
  • Engagement and Policy Manager, Teaching Workforce Directorate 
  • Chief Media Officer, Media Team
  • Senior Media Officer, Media Team (x2)
  • Media Officer, Media Team
  • Special Advisor (x2)
  • DfE Policy Advisor 
  • Strategic Communications Lead 
  • Head of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Analysis Unit