PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Teachers: Training (24 February 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) people who will apply for 2016-17 cohort of the Future Teaching Scholars programme, (b)applicants that will join that scheme for that year and (c) such applicants that will complete that training.

Asked by:
Sir Nicholas Dakin (Labour)

The Future Teaching Scholars programme is currently recruiting high achieving A level students, with the aim of securing up to 110 Scholars to start the programme in academic year 2016-17. All Scholars will be rigorously selected, including assessment of their commitment to teaching.

Answered by:
Nick Gibb (Conservative)
29 February 2016