The latest figures show there has been a 3.9% increase in
postgrad teacher training applications and a 2% increase in
acceptances in Wales, with 3,500 in total for teacher
training places in 2016/17.
Every year the Welsh Government invests in the teacher
training incentive scheme to attract graduates who want to
undertake post-graduate courses so they can teach in
classrooms in Wales.
The highest value incentives are targeted toward graduates
training to teach physics, chemistry, mathematics, Welsh,
computer science and foreign languages who hold a first
class degree, with incentives in place for those with for
2.1 and 2.2 degrees.
The funding for those wanting to start courses in September
2017 includes:
- The highest value incentives of up to £20,000 to be
available for new students starting postgraduate Initial
Teacher Education courses in the subjects of mathematics,
physics, chemistry and Welsh.
- Those training for subjects of modern foreign languages
and ICT will be eligible for incentives of up to £15,000.
said:
“To create an education system that is a source of
national pride, we must attract the very best to the
teaching profession.
“While teacher vacancy rates in Wales are comparatively
low, it is important that we attract graduates with
specialist knowledge of our priority subjects, such as
maths, physics, and computer science. These
incentives will help do just that.
“Alongside our reforms to initial teacher education,
professional standards and professional learning, these
incentives will help to raise the standard of teaching in
Wales as part of our national mission of education
reform.”
