Teacher training applications for secondary schools decline
Schools Direct, has received 4,000 less application for secondary places this year compared with last year.
This is a 17 per cent decline in overall teacher training applications for secondary education.
However, applications for university places have risen.
Ucas statistics show a “significant decline” and highlights that the school-based teacher training programme is “in trouble”, according to teacher recruitment expert Professor John Howson.
However, applications for university places have increased from almost 25,000 last year, to 25,260 this year.
The figures show that secondary applications to the main School Direct programme have declined by 16,800 in 2016 to 14,500 this year.
Secondary applications to the salaried School Direct scheme have fallen from 6,530 to 4,750.
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