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The Initial Teacher Training Census for 2014-15 will be published on 27 November 2014. This will contain a breakdown of figures to cover school-led (including school direct) and provider-led places.<\/p>
The publication will be made available at:<\/p>
www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100150/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department for Education is committed to recruiting high-quality graduates into teaching. The latest data published by UCAS on 25 September 2014 in its \u2018UCAS Teacher Training statistical releases\u2019[1], indicates that there will be an increase in computing trainees commencing initial teacher training (ITT) this year, although this will not be certain until the 2014/15 ITT census is published.<\/p> For computing trainees starting their training in 2015/16, we have increased bursaries to up to £25,000 tax-free. We are also funding a prestigious scholarship scheme for computing trainees worth £25,000 tax-free and offering a range of professional benefits. Additional funding has also been made available to schools offering School Direct (salaried) places in computing to boost starting salaries; computing trainees will be able to earn over £21,000 nationally and £25,000 in inner London.<\/p> There are a range of other incentives in place to attract high quality computing trainees into the teaching profession, including:<\/p> [1] www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases<\/a><\/p>"}
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