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<p>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 ‘UCAS
Teacher Training statistical releases’[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><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><p>There are a range
of other incentives in place to attract high quality computing trainees into the teaching
profession, including:</p><ol><li>The delivery of a targeted marketing campaign to
encourage high-quality computing graduates and potential career changers to consider
a career in teaching.</li><li>The offering of tailored support for graduates and career
changers interested in teaching computing, including access to a School Experience
Programme.</li><li>Funding of computing subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) programmes,
which prepare applicants for teacher training by building up or refreshing their existing
knowledge. 31% of computing applicants who accepted an ITT place for 2013/14 accessed
a SKE course.</li></ol><p>[1] <a href="http://www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases"
target="_blank">www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases</a></p>
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