SFCAN052017 Intake Targets Initial Teacher Education

Intake targets and funded places for the controlled subject of Initial Teacher Education in universities for academic year 2017-18 Issue date:

24 March 2017

Reference:

SFC/AN/05/2017

Summary:

This publication announces the intakes and funded places for the controlled subject of Initial Teacher Education for academic year 2017-18.

FAO:

Principals and directors of Scotland’s universities

Further information:

Contact: Sarah Kirkpatrick Job title: Senior Policy and Analysis Officer Department: Finance Tel: 0131 313 6696 Email: [email protected]

Scottish Funding Council Apex 2 97 Haymarket Terrace Edinburgh EH12 5HD T 0131 313 6500 F 0131 313 6501 www.sfc.ac.uk

Intake targets and funded places for the controlled subject of Initial Teacher Education in universities for academic year 2017-18 Purpose 1.

I am writing to announce the intakes and funded places for the controlled subject of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) for academic year (AY) 2017-18.

Summary of Intakes and Targets for AY 2017-18 2.

The table below summarises the sector-level intake targets for AY 2017-18 and details the change from the previous year. The details of the allocation, including the allocations to individual institutions, are set out in this document.

Initial Teacher Education

2016-17 intakes

2017-18 intakes

710

710

-

1,235

1,186

-49

187

187

-

1,350

1,750

400

210

225

15

BEd Primary PGDE Primary BEd Secondary PGDE Secondary Combined degree

Change

Background: Scottish Government Guidance 3.

In setting the intake targets for 2017-18, we have taken account of the guidance issued to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) by the Scottish Government’s Learning Directorate on 14 February 2017. We received a further letter of guidance regarding the introduction of new routes into teaching on 21 March 2017. Copies of these letters of guidance are attached as Annex A and Annex B.

4.

The Scottish Government’s workforce planning modelling indicates that the overall need for trained primary school teachers will reduce slightly in the coming year. At the secondary level, the workforce planning exercise predicts a requirement for a significant increase in the number of trained teachers. These changes were predicted in previous years’ workforce planning exercises and SFC’s 2015 and 2016 announcements of intakes advised universities to take this into account in their long-term planning on teacher education.

5.

Alongside the changes to the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) routes into teaching, the Scottish Government has been working with universities to develop new, innovative teaching courses to meet demand for trained teachers 2

in priority subjects that are difficult to fill. 6.

The Scottish Government has taken additional advice this year from universities on how to allocate the increase to PGDE Secondary to institutions. This is in recognition of the significant increase required at the secondary level, combined with the need to ensure that students are recruited in the correct subject areas. The advice from institutions also takes account of the creation of the new routes into teaching, where appropriate.

Primary Provision BEd Primary 7.

The overall intake to Bachelor of Education (BEd) Primary will stay the same. Table 1 sets out the distribution of the BEd Primary intakes to individual institutions. The overall intakes to this course include the following allocations for specific purposes: · 12 FTEs to the University of Aberdeen to address the mismatch between the location of newly qualified teachers and the areas where vacancies are occurring. · 10 FTEs to the University of Edinburgh for the MA in Gaelic and Primary Education. · 29 FTEs for the four year primary teaching degree course with a science or modern language specialism at the University of Stirling. · 15 FTEs for the Early Years teaching qualification at the University of Stirling.

8.

In addition, 20 FTEs are allocated to the University of Glasgow at the Crichton Campus for the Master of Arts in Primary Education with Teaching Qualification through the Combined Degree route.

9.

In calculating the allocation of funded places for the BEd Primary course, we have for the first time used individual institutions’ survival rates, rather than sector average survival rates. This should enable institutions to predict more accurately what their allocations of funded places will be in future years. The allocations of funded places are set out in Table 2.

PGDE Primary 10. The Scottish Government’s workforce planning model indicates that the baseline PGDE Primary intake should reduce from 1,235 to 1,000. However, this decrease is largely counteracted by two policy changes: · An increase in the assumed figure used to calculate the need for supply teachers from 8% to 12% (additional 60 intake).

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· Additional places for the Scottish Government’s expansion of Early Years education (additional 126 intake). 11. The net impact of these changes is that the intake to PGDE Primary will decrease by 49 places to 1,186 places. Table 1 sets out the distribution of the PGDE Primary intake and funded places to individual institutions. 12. Table 3 provides a more detailed breakdown of the number of intakes allocated for specific purposes within the PGDE Primary allocation, including the following historical allocations for specific purposes: · 5 FTEs to the University of Aberdeen for part-time provision. · 5 FTEs to the University of Aberdeen for Gaelic-medium provision. · 9 FTEs to the University of Aberdeen to address the mismatch between the location of newly qualified teachers and the areas where vacancies are occurring. · 40 FTEs for the Distance Learning Initial Teacher Education Course (DLITE) course at the University of Aberdeen. · 10 FTEs for the Distance Learning Learn to Teach course at the University of Dundee. · 80 FTEs to support the enhancement of Gaelic-medium ITE provision and widen access to teacher education in rural Scotland to the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI). · 20 FTEs for Gaelic-medium provision to the University of Strathclyde. · 20 FTEs for the initiative with Dumfries and Galloway Council to the University of the West of Scotland. 13. In addition to the historical allocations for specific purposes detailed above, this year we have received additional allocations from the Scottish Government for two new purposes – supply teachers and Early Years education. In distributing the places for supply teachers, we have allocated these in proportion to institutions’ previous share of PGDE Primary intakes. 14. Along with the Early Years places, we received additional data from the Scottish Government on the numbers of nurseries serving deprived areas in each Local Authority across Scotland. Government has indicated that the Early Years places should be targeted against these deprived areas. It is not possible to precisely match each Local Authority to a specific ITE provider, however, we have used an allocation method which broadly matches the distribution of these places to the nurseries serving deprived areas. 15. The allocations of intakes for supply teachers and Early Years are also set out in Table 3.

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Secondary Provision BEd Secondary 16. The overall intake to BEd Secondary will stay the same. Table 1 sets out the distribution of the BEd Secondary intakes and Table 2 sets out the funded places to individual institutions. PGDE Secondary 17. The Scottish Government’s workforce planning modelling indicates that the overall need for trained secondary school teachers will increase significantly in the coming year. Therefore, the intake to PGDE Secondary will increase by 400 to 1,750. The Scottish Government’s guidance to us breaks down this overall number to subject level targets. 18. We recognise that it will be a challenge for the providers to achieve both this overall expansion and the subject-specific targets. Therefore, this year, the Scottish Government has requested that the providers of PGDE Secondary courses meet to collectively agree how they will each contribute to the national targets. In response to the Government’s request, institutions have collectively agreed how they plan to achieve an intake of 1,529 students to relevant PGDE Secondary subjects. 19. This leaves an intake of 221 places required to achieve the overall target of 1,750 places. We have allocated these 221 places based on a pro rata of the targets proposed by the institutions to the individual subject targets set by the Scottish Government. Institutions can agree further transfers between themselves if this achieves a better match with the pattern of places to their final recruitment of students in individual subjects. Any agreed transfers should be notified to SFC. 20. Table 1 sets out the intakes to PGDE Secondary by institution and Table 4 details the specific subject targets by institution. 21. Included in the overall intakes to PGDE courses are some places that were allocated for specific purposes in previous years: · 17 FTE which were reinstated to the University of Edinburgh for PGDE Secondary Physical Education. · 18 FTE places to UHI for provision offered in conjunction with Lews Castle College and in partnership with Orkney and Moray Councils, to support Gaelic-medium ITE provision, and widen access to teacher education in rural Scotland. · 10 FTE to the University of the West of Scotland for their programme delivered with Dumfries and Galloway Council to train existing secondary school staff. 5

22. Also included in these allocations of intakes are some of the new routes into teaching which have been approved by the Scottish Government. These are: · Expansion of the DLITE programme by the University of Aberdeen to include secondary provision and all local authorities, focussing on STEM (number of students to be confirmed). · Supported induction training that combines postgraduate education with the probation year focusing on STEM graduates at the University of Dundee (20 students). · Expansion of the Learn to Teach programme by the University of Dundee to include secondary provision and all local authorities (17 students). · Combined PGDE and induction year with Masters for STEM graduates at the University of Strathclyde (20 students). Priority secondary subjects and policy on consolidation 23. We recognise that institutions have historically found it challenging to achieve subject targets in some subjects. We are aware that we are some way from achieving a good match between the subject targets and the actual intakes. There have been several factors which have impacted on this but the main problems are: · There is a lack of student demand for some subjects. To address this, the Scottish Government has invested in a recruitment campaign to stimulate demand in key subjects in 2016 and we saw some improvements in recruitment to computing, chemistry and physics. The Scottish Government has indicated that it will also run this targeted recruitment activity in 2017. · However, it remains vital that universities are proactive in the promotion of teaching as a career choice for undergraduate students, both in their own institutions and in other universities that do not offer teaching provision. 24. Table 4 sets a subject specific target for each individual Higher Education Institution (HEI). Working with the Scottish Government and the Teacher Workforce Planning Working Group, we will continue to monitor recruitment to these subjects over the course of this year to assess if the sector is achieving the subject targets. We will base our consideration of the application of penalties for over and under-enrolment in individual subjects against these specific subject targets. As indicated in the Scottish Government advice to SFC, it may be possible to exercise flexibility in applying clawback for under-recruitment in priority subjects, if universities agree to accept the targets totalling 1,750 at sector level.

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Combined Degrees 25. The Combined Degrees intake has increased slightly. Last year we set the total intake at 195 and indicated our intention to allocate a further 15 places in-year to the University of Stirling for a new programme it had developed in partnership with Heriot-Watt University. This new programme offered combined teaching degrees to undergraduate STEM students, with the aim of improving the supply of secondary teachers in STEM subjects. For 2017-18, the University is planning an intake of 30 through this route, bringing the total allocation to 225. New Routes not detailed in this letter 26. The details of some of the agreed new routes into teaching are currently being finalised with universities and these will be confirmed later in the year: · University of Glasgow – qualifying teachers to work between P6 and S3 in mathematics – 15 students. · University of Stirling – the addition of technology to the Stirling/Heriot-Watt combined degree collaboration – 15 students in 2017-18 rising to 30 students. · University of Stirling – undergraduate programme to qualify primary teachers with additional subject specialisms including Literacy, Numeracy, Additional Support Needs and STEM subjects – 45 students in 2017-18, with a commitment to an intake of the same number for the next 3 years. · UHI – undergraduate programme available through Perth College UHI, supporting non-traditional entrants – 30 students. · University of the West of Scotland – extending the university’s concurrent degree programme to include physics and chemistry – 20 students. Gaelic education 27. The supply of teachers able to teach in the Gaelic-medium continues to be a priority for Scottish Ministers. As described in paragraphs 7 to 11 above, we have continued to allocate places specifically for Gaelic provision: · · · · ·

5 PGDE Primary places to the University of Aberdeen. 20 PGDE Primary places to the University of Strathclyde. 80 PGDE Primary places to the University of the Highlands and Islands. 18 PGDE Secondary places to the University of the Highlands and Islands. An annual intake of 10 places to the University of Edinburgh for the 4/5 year MA in Gaelic and Primary Education.

28. In addition to the above, universities are free to recruit as many student teachers of Gaelic as possible without being penalised, however, we are aware of the difficulties institutions face in filling the number of places allocated 7

specifically for Gaelic-medium provision. To tackle this, we expect universities to promote this provision on a part-time basis as well as a full-time basis. The allocation of these places comes from within the overall PGDE intake target. Classics 29. Universities are asked to note the Scottish Government advice on training teachers of Classics, as set out in paragraphs 15 and 16 of the guidance at Annex A. Universities should only recruit to Classics if agreement has been reached with the independent sector or if a local authority has clearly identified a need for Classics teachers. Teachers in Catholic schools 30. Universities are asked to note the Scottish Government advice on training teachers for Catholic schools, as set out in paragraphs 17-19 of the guidance at Annex A. In particular, Catholic students at universities other than the University of Glasgow should be made aware of the distance learning certificate that is available to enable them to teach in Catholic schools. ITE Intakes beyond 2017-18 31. The teacher workforce planning model, as detailed in paragraph 2 of the Scottish Government’s guidance, sets out the forecast for the requirement for Primary and Secondary teachers between 2017 and 2021. The statistical modelling exercise indicates that PGDE Primary intakes will decrease in the coming years. PGDE Secondary intakes will peak in 2018 and thereafter dip slightly. The Scottish Government will continue to take account of other forms of evidence on the requirement for teachers – such as teacher vacancies and supply issues – and future teacher intakes will change between years on the basis of this evidence. However, we would ask universities to note the direction of travel suggested by the statistical modelling exercise and take this into account in their long-term planning. Further information 32. Please contact Sarah Kirkpatrick, Senior Policy and Analysis Officer for further information, tel: 0131 313 6696, email: [email protected].

Lorna MacDonald Director of Finance 8

Annex A Government Guidance

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Annex B Additional Government Guidance

17

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Table 1: Intake targets for Initial Teacher Education for AY 2017-18

BEd Primary Institution

BEd Secondary

PGDE Primary

PGDE Secondary

201617

201718

201617

201718

201617

201718

201617

201718

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Combined Degrees 2016201717 18 (9)

(10)

Total 201617

201718

(11)

(12)

113

113

25

25

218

212

204

211

5

5

565

566

65

65

-

-

191

164

46

85

-

-

302

314

Edinburgh, University of

130

130

100

100

123

123

176

276

-

-

529

629

Glasgow, University of *

134

134

33

33

175

167

217

276

45

45

604

655

Highlands and Islands, University of the

-

-

-

-

80

84

18

25

-

-

98

109

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

-

-

29

29

-

-

-

-

-

-

29

29

44

44

-

-

-

-

-

-

130

145

174

189

152

152

-

-

306

294

593

761

30

30

1,081

1,237

72

72

-

-

142

142

101

116

-

-

315

330

710

710

187

187

1,235

1,186

1,355

1,750

210

225

3,697

4,058

Aberdeen, University of Dundee, University of

Stirling, University of Strathclyde, University of West of Scotland, University of the Total

(*) The University of Glasgow's intake for Combined Degrees includes 20 for provision at Crichton campus. Note: The total intake to PGDE Secondary for 2016-17 differs from the figure used by Scottish Government by 5 places because of historic different approaches to rounding taken by SFC and Scottish Government. SFC has changed its baseline figure for 2017-18 to the one used by Scottish Government.

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Table 2: Funded places for Initial Teacher Education for AY 2017-18

BEd Primary

BEd Music

BEd PE

PGDE Primary

PGDE Secondary

Total

201617

201718

201617

201718

201617

201718

201617

201718

201617

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

Aberdeen, University of

382.3

393.0

52.6

67.9

-

-

-

-

216.4

210.8

199.6

208.4

850.9

880.1

Dundee, University of

232.4

226.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

199.7

163.7

45.0

83.3

477.1

473.1


409.1

413.6

-

-

351.3

353.0

-

-

118.0

118.0

168.0

268.0 1,046.4 1,152.6

Glasgow, University of

487.6

495.0

-

-

-

-

94.5

99.2

172.9

165.7

212.3

271.1


-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

80.0

84.0

18.0

25.0

98.0

109.0

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

-

-

92.5

96.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

92.5

96.5

Stirling, University of

151.5

136.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

151.5

136.9

Strathclyde, University of

531.1

528.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

304.7

290.2

580.2

West of Scotland, University of the

281.3

277.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

141.2

141.3

99.1

2,475.3 2,470.9

145.1

164.4

351.3

353.0

94.5

Institution

Total

2017- 2016- 201718 17 18

BEd Technology 2016- 201717 18

20

967.3 1,031.0

751.8 1,416.0 1,570.8 114.5

521.6

533.3

99.2 1,232.9 1,173.7 1,322.2 1,722.1 5,621.3 5,983.3

Table 3: Breakdown of intake targets for PGDE Primary for 2017-18 Part of PGDE Primary intake allocated for Institution

Core places funded by SFC

Gaelic

Part-time

North of Scotland

To assist with geographic recruitment difficulties

DLITE/ Learn to Teach

Early Years provision

To increase supply teachers

Rest of additional places funded by the Scottish Government

Total

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)


42

5

5

9

47

40

5

7

52

212


40

-

-

-

45

10

12

7

50

164


67

-

-

-

-

-

21

11

24

123


71

-

-

-

-

-

25

11

60

167

-

80

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

84

115

20

-

-

-

-

43

19

97

294

34

-

-

-

38

20

16

5

29

142

369

105

5

9

130

70

126

60

312

1,186

Highlands and Islands, University of the Strathclyde, University of West of Scotland, University of the Total

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Table 4: PGDE Secondary subject targets for 2017-18

PGDE Secondary Subject

Art Biology Business Education Chemistry Computing Drama English Gaelic Geography History Home Economics Mathematics Modern Languages Modern Studies Music Physical Education Physics Psychology Religious Education Technological Education Total






Strathclyde, University of

West of Scotland, University of

Total

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

21 19 11 17 32 13 15 29 14 11 10 5 14 211

12 5 34 24 10 85

18 16 14 7 18 41 9 9 36 22 21 16 14 35 276

22

26 17 25 9 24 47 7 12 48 29 13 8 11 276

3 3 5 4 3 7 25

47 42 41 30 24 103 5 26 22 67 79 58 28 26 15 32 8 26 82 761

21 15 7 24 17 12 15 5 116

112 111 88 86 60 35 247 5 55 58 106 237 135 52 57 46 77 8 51 124 1,750