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

The number of entrants, and the proportion of the PGITT trainee need 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 - Explore education statistics - GOV.UK

Besides 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, School Workforce: Schools Workforce Directorate (SWD)
- Deputy Director, Strategy and Portfolio Division
- Head of Teaching Workforce Strategy Unit
- Strategy Lead, Teaching Workforce Strategy Unit
- Briefing and Communications Lead
- Deputy Director, Teacher Training & Recruitment
- Deputy Service Owner, Becoming a Teacher
- Senior Policy Designer, Becoming a Teacher
- Policy Lead, Financial Incentives
Policy advisor in further education (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
Chief Media Officer
Media Officer x 2
Deputy Head of Social Media
Senior Graphic Designer

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