PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Teach First (15 December 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of Teach First graduates from each of the last three years are teaching in state schools in England broken down by (a) region and (b) subject.

Asked by:
Angela Rayner (Labour)

Teach First have advised that the following numbers of former participants are currently teaching in state schools in England:

• Of the 2014 cohort, 1183 completed all elements of the 2 year programme. 709 were in teaching in September 2016 in state schools in England, which is 60%.
• Of the 2013 cohort, 981 completed all elements of the 2 year programme. 557 were in teaching in September 2016 in state schools in England, which is 57%.
• Of the 2012 cohort, 758 completed all elements of the 2 year programme. 410 were in teaching in September 2016 in state schools in England, which is 54%.

The tables below show the teaching locations of those who completed all elements of the Teach First programme in the last three years and the breakdown by subject at the time of achieving Qualified Teacher Status, both as of December 2016.

	Cohort Year	Cohort Year	Cohort Year
Region	2012	2013	2014
East Midlands	26	30	42
East of England	18	10	23
London	193	266	321
North East	10	22	24
North West	44	45	55
South East	15	29	39
South West	10	35	42
West Midlands	47	58	85
Yorkshire and The Humber	47	62	78

QTS Subject	2012	2013	2014
Business Studies	6	7	8
Citizenship	1	3	0
Design and Technology	1	2	6
Early Years	0	9	17
English	94	132	162
Geography	11	22	26
History	18	22	32
ICT	7	5	7
Maths	67	105	105
MFL	29	42	47
Music	10	10	6
Primary	79	105	177
Religious Studies	7	13	10
Science	80	80	106

Answered by:
Nick Gibb (Conservative)
20 December 2016