Written question WQ84055
- Asked by
- Laura Anne JonesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
What is the total number of salaried postgraduate certificate in education teachers working in Welsh schools?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The Welsh Government supports the Open University to deliver a salaried PGCE programme that enables individuals to be employed in a school whilst undertaking part-time study to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). The programme commenced in September 2020 and offers a pathway to QTS that is equivalent to full-time programmes.
Currently there is a total of 167 Salaried PGCE student teachers working in Primary or Secondary schools across Wales. 46 of these student teachers are working in Welsh Medium or Bilingual schools.