Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many English and History PGCE course places were offered in England in each of the last five years.

Eligible schools, school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) providers and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) will be able to recruit (subject to a limited number of controls) as many trainees as they feel they need – until the overall system has recruited sufficient trainees. For 2016/17 the number of places available for HEIs to recruit (based on the estimate of trainee need calculated using the teacher supply model) can be found on GOV.UK:

• 2016/17 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-itt-recruitment-controls

Prior to 2016/17 we have operated an allocations system for School Direct lead schools, SCITTs and HEIs. For recent years detailed initial and final allocations data for HEIs can be found on GOV.UK:

• 2015/16 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2015-to-2016

• 2014/15 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015

• 2013/14 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2013-to-2014-final

For 2012/13 and earlier published allocations data can be found on the national archives: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130423140808/http:/education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/TIM/m002013/index.shtml