Teach First

(asked on 15th December 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of Teach First graduates from each of the last three years are teaching in state schools in England broken down by (a) region and (b) subject.


Answered by
Nick Gibb Portrait
Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 20th December 2016

Teach First have advised that the following numbers of former participants are currently teaching in state schools in England:

  • Of the 2014 cohort, 1183 completed all elements of the 2 year programme. 709 were in teaching in September 2016 in state schools in England, which is 60%.
  • Of the 2013 cohort, 981 completed all elements of the 2 year programme. 557 were in teaching in September 2016 in state schools in England, which is 57%.
  • Of the 2012 cohort, 758 completed all elements of the 2 year programme. 410 were in teaching in September 2016 in state schools in England, which is 54%.

The tables below show the teaching locations of those who completed all elements of the Teach First programme in the last three years and the breakdown by subject at the time of achieving Qualified Teacher Status, both as of December 2016.

Cohort Year

Cohort Year

Cohort Year

Region

2012

2013

2014

East Midlands

26

30

42

East of England

18

10

23

London

193

266

321

North East

10

22

24

North West

44

45

55

South East

15

29

39

South West

10

35

42

West Midlands

47

58

85

Yorkshire and The Humber

47

62

78

QTS Subject

2012

2013

2014

Business Studies

6

7

8

Citizenship

1

3

0

Design and Technology

1

2

6

Early Years

0

9

17

English

94

132

162

Geography

11

22

26

History

18

22

32

ICT

7

5

7

Maths

67

105

105

MFL

29

42

47

Music

10

10

6

Primary

79

105

177

Religious Studies

7

13

10

Science

80

80

106

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