Setting postgraduate initial teacher training targets is an operational process; therefore, early access to targets for selected stakeholders is essential to their production. These selected stakeholders within the Department for Education are granted early access for consultation on model assumptions and target setting principles.

The number of entrants, and the proportion of these targets that is reached, are published annually as Official Statistics as part of the Initial Teacher Training Census. The most recent publication is available here: Initial Teacher Training Census, Academic year 2024/25 - Explore education statistics - GOV.UK

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

Secretary of State for Education
Minister for School Standards
Minister for Skills
Permanent Secretary for Education
Director General of Schools Group
Director: Candidates, Trainees, Strategy, Portfolio and Analysis (CaTSPA)
- Deputy Director, Strategy and Portfolio Division
- Head of Teaching Workforce Strategy Unit
- Strategy Lead, Teaching Workforce Strategy Unit
- Strategic Communications Lead
- Senior Teaching Workforce Stakeholder and Briefing Lead
- Head of Workforce Special Projects
- Head of Workforce Delivery
- Strategic Delivery Lead
- Deputy Director, Teacher Training & Recruitment
- Deputy Service Owner
- Senior Policy Designer
Director: Teachers and Tutors (TaT)
Policy advisor in FE workforce
Director of Strategic Analysis, Research, Data, Insight & Science (SARDIS)
Head of Profession for Statistics
Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
DfE Special Adviser: Policy
DfE Special Adviser: Policy, Speeches, and Political Engagements
DfE Special Adviser: Communications
DfE Special Adviser: Parliamentary, Social Media, and Regional/Trade Press Comms
DfE Special Adviser: Women & Equalities Policy
Deputy Director, Press Office
Head of Communications Planning
Chief Media Officer x 2
Senior Media Officer
Media Officer x 3
Deputy Head of Social Media
Senior Social Media Manager x 2
Senior Graphic Designer

Updates to Academic year 2025/26Postgraduate initial teacher training targets

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