PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Teachers: Veterans (1 February 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places were allocated to each Troops to Teachers cohort.

Asked by:
Jess Phillips (Labour)

Answer

Initially the Ministry of Defence’s resettlement contractor was responsible for recruiting trainees to the programme. Recruitment for the programme has been the responsibility of the University of Brighton.

For Cohort One, 293 applications were received and 41 trainees began the programme.

For Cohort Two, 196 applications were received and 52 trainees began the programme.

For Cohort Three, 62 applications were received and 51 trainees began the programme.


Answered by:
Nick Gibb (Conservative)
9 February 2016

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