Written question WQ96902
- Asked by
- Cefin CampbellPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Education
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 13 days
Question
How many new teachers were recruited in Wales after completing their ITE course for each of the last five academic years, broken down by primary and secondary?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
Welsh Government’s desired number of new teachers via Initial Teacher Education for each of the last five academic years was as follows:
Academic Year
Primary
Secondary
2020/21
724
1003
2021/22
662
948
2022/23
662
948
2023/24
631
1109
2024/25
653
1056
Information on the teaching workforce can be found in the school workforce annual census held on StatsWales here: Teachers (SWAC)
Applications data can be found at the UCAS website: https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis. It should be noted that not all ITE Partnerships in Wales use UCAS and that some ITE Partnerships support applications from both UCAS and direct from applicants.