Intake targets for the controlled subjects in higher education institutions for academic year 2009-10

3 March 2009 SFC/08/2009 http://www.sfc.ac.uk/information/info_circulars/sfc/2009/circulars_2009.html This circular announces the academic year 2009-10 intake targets for the controlled subjects of medicine, dentistry, nursing and midwifery pre-registration education, and initial teacher education. FAO: Principals and directors of Scotlands universities Contact: Jennifer McGregor, Head of HE Teaching Funding, Funding, Tel: 0131 313 6629, email: jmcgregor@sfc.ac.uk

Recent SFC documents 13 February 2009 SFC/07/2009 Guidance on the audit requirements for Education Maintenance Allowances (EMAs) for financial year 2008-09 6 February 2009 SFC/06/2009 2008-09 in-year SUMs data collection for funding purposes 27 January 2009 SFC/05/2009 Funding support for Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) 23 January 2009 SFC/04/2009 In-year management of student support funds: 2008-09 23 January 2009 SFC/03/2009 Allocation of variable element of the college sector knowledge transfer grant 16 January 2009 SFC/02/2009 Outcome of the needs-led pilot project 9 January 2009 SFC/01/2009 ERASMUS fee compensation and fee anomalies for higher education institutions in academic years 2007-08 and 2008-09 19 December 2008 SFC/57/2008 Review of higher education institutions strategic plan forecasts 2007-08 to 2010-11 19 December 2008 SFC/56/2008 Review of colleges financial forecast returns 2007-08 to 2010-11

Intake targets for the controlled subjects in higher education institutions for academic year 2009-10
Purpose 1 I am writing to announce the academic year (AY) 2009-10 intake targets for the controlled subjects of medicine, dentistry, nursing and midwifery pre-registration education, and initial teacher education. These are set out in the attached tables: Table 1: undergraduate medicine Table 2: undergraduate dentistry Table 3: nursing and midwifery pre-registration education Table 4: initial teacher education

Summary of intake targets for AY 2009-10 2 The table below summarises the intake targets for AY 2009-10:
2009-10 intakes Undergraduate medicine Undergraduate dentistry Nursing and midwifery pre-registration education Initial teacher education BEd Primary BEd Secondary PGDE Primary PGDE Secondary Combined degree 834 170 3,037 1,200 202 1,655 1,105 195 2008-09 intakes 834 165 3,035 957* 202 1,655 1,005 195 Change from 2008-09 to 2009-10 0 +5 +2 +243 0 0 +100 0

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We will provide details of allocations of funded student places and the associated resources for the controlled subjects in our academic year 2009-10 main grant letter, which we aim to issue on 31 March 2009.

Undergraduate medicine 4 We have maintained intake targets for medicine at the 2008-09 level of 834. Details of intake targets are set out in Table 1.

Undergraduate dentistry 5 Since 2005-06, the Scottish Government, through NHS Education for Scotland (NES), has provided funding for additional funded student places. NES will continue to fund these cohorts as they enter the second, third, fourth and fifth years of their studies. This will allow the target to remain at 134 qualified dentists for 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13. For 2009-10 the Scottish Government, through NES, has agreed to fund a further 16 additional funded student places for pre-clinical dentistry. This will provide an intake target of 150 for Dundee and Glasgow Universities combined, which in turn should provide an output of 134 newly qualified dentists for 2013-14. Details of intake targets are set out in Table 2.

Aberdeen Dental School

7 The Aberdeen Dental School admitted its first cohort of students in 2008-09. The course at the new dental school is a four-year graduate entry programme. In AY 2009-10 we will allocate 20 additional funded student places to the University of Aberdeen for the Aberdeen Dental School. Details of this intake are set out in Table 2.

Nursing and midwifery pre-registration education 9 In AY 2006-07 we started distributing funding on behalf of the Scottish Government for nursing and midwifery pre-registration education, which would previously have been funded under contracts with higher education institutions (HEIs) and the then Scottish Executive. We do not set intake targets for SFC-funded student places in our Other Health and Welfare funding subject group.

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We assume that all students who entered the system prior to 2006-07 have now completed their studies and therefore there are no longer students who are funded at the contract price set by the Scottish Government. In setting intake targets for AY 2009-10, we have taken account of the letter of guidance issued to the Council by the Scottish Government in January 2009. We have attached a copy of this letter for your information at Appendix A. The intake target for 2009-10 is 3,060 student places. Of this, 3,037 have been allocated to the six institutions funded under the new arrangement. The remaining 23 places have been allocated to the Open University in Scotland which provides nursing pre-registration programmes in remote and rural areas under the terms of a contract with the Chief Nursing Officer Directorate. Full details of intake targets are set out in Table 3.

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Initial teacher education 12 In setting intake targets for AY 2009-10, we have taken account of the letter of guidance issued to the Council by the Scottish Governments Teachers Division in January 2009. A copy of this letter is attached for your information at Appendix B. This letter notifies the Council of additional resources from the Scottish Government for AY 2009-10 to fund increases for BEd Primary and PGDE Secondary student places. Details of intake targets are set out in Table 4. An element for students withdrawing from courses has been included within the allocated intakes and it is not necessary for HEIs to factor in any additional element for this. In line with the approach taken by the Scottish Government when revised intakes were issued to institutions in August 2007, the Government wishes to provide additional student places for BEd Primary over and above an intake of 720 (baseline of 700 plus three per cent). These places will be funded at the SFC unit of resource. Additional funds for BEd Primary will be provided to institutions on this basis in each academic session for the foreseeable future. Details for 2009-10 are given in paragraphs 15 and 16 below.

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Changes to intake targets

15 In response to the guidance from the Scottish Government, we have set the AY 2009-10 intake targets for PGDE Primary and Secondary courses and BEd Primary courses. This is in line with the revised 5

projections on requirements for teachers in the Scottish Governments teacher workforce planning exercise. 16 In order to meet the Governments commitments to reduce class sizes in primaries 1-3, BEd Primary places will increase to 1,200, and it is anticipated that this will increase to 1,500 in AY 2010-11.

Part-time provision
17 18 We have allocated five places for part-time provision in AY 2009-10 to the University of Aberdeen. In response to the guidance from the Scottish Government, we would encourage all HEIs to continue to promote and support flexible and innovative routes to teaching qualifications from the funded student places awarded. We do not distinguish between full-time and part-time within our funding model in order to allow HEIs the flexibility to decide appropriate levels of different modes of learning.

BEd Primary University of Stirling

19 In AY 2008-09 we allocated 50 BEd Primary places to the University of Stirling for a four-year primary teaching degree course with a science or modern language specialism. In AY 2009-10 we will again allocate 50 new places to the University of Stirling for this purpose. These places have been allocated from within the general increase in BEd Primary places. We have been advised of commitments to develop an early years teaching qualification at the University of Stirling, and have therefore allocated 25 new funded student places to the University for this purpose. These places have been allocated from within the general increase in BEd Primary places.

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BEd Primary and PGDE Primary University of Aberdeen

21 In AY 2008-09 we allocated 20 BEd Primary and 20 PGDE Primary places to the University of Aberdeen to address the mismatch between the location of newly trained teachers and the areas where vacancies are occurring. In AY 2009-10 we will continue to allocate 20 new BEd Primary places and 20 PGDE Primary places to the University.

MA in Primary Education with Teaching Qualification University of Glasgow

22 In AY 2008-09 we allocated 20 additional places to the University of Glasgow for the new Master of Arts in Primary Education with Teaching Qualification at the Crichton Campus. In 2009-10 we will allocate another intake of 20 to this course.

PGDE Primary funded student places for Gaelic

23 The guidance from the Scottish Government states that it does not want to see any diminution in the positive action taken by the Council in supporting Gaelic-medium provision. We have therefore continued to allocate 25 of the PGDE Primary intakes for AY 2009-10 to the Universities of Aberdeen (five places) and Strathclyde (20 places) in support of Gaelic-medium provision. HEIs are asked to consider the number of Gaelic-medium funded student places from within the PGDE funded student places allocated by the Scottish Government. We would expect HEIs to promote Gaelic-medium provision on both a full-time and part-time basis.

PGDE Secondary University of Dundee

24 In 2008-09 we allocated five places to the University of Dundee for distance learning for each of the subjects of modern languages, physics and home economics from within the overall PGDE Secondary target. The 2009-10 guidance has asked us to maintain this and therefore for 2009-10 we have again allocated 15 FTEs to the University of Dundee in AY 2009-10 for this purpose.

PGDE Secondary The Open University in Scotland

25 The guidance from the Scottish Government discusses the importance of distance learning courses in PGDE. We have therefore allocated 15 PGDE places to the OUS for PGDE Maths.

Allocation of intake targets among institutions 26 Once the places indicated above have been allocated for policy priorities to specific HEIs, we have then allocated the remainder of intakes among HEIs on the same basis as last year.

PGDE Secondary priority subjects 27 In setting recruitment thresholds for PGDE Secondary subjects, the Scottish Government assigns each of these to certain groups, depending on demand for teachers in that subject. The Scottish Governments guidance for AY 2009-10 advises that there is high and sustained demand for teachers of maths, English, chemistry, technological education, modern languages, biology, geography and history. We encourage HEIs to consult with local authorities to discuss requirements for secondary subjects, and the types of visiting specialist authorities would wish for, to ensure that teacher supply meets local priorities. The outcome of such discussions can indicate that it is appropriate to vary the intake in PGDE subjects to accommodate local priorities. HEIs are asked to note the categorisation list of secondary subjects for AY 2009-10, which is set out in the attached letter of guidance from the Scottish Government.

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Further information 30 Further information on this circular can be obtained from Jennifer McGregor, Head of HE Teaching Funding, Funding, Tel: 0131 313 6629, email: jmcgregor@sfc.ac.uk

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Table 1 Undergraduate medicine University Home/EU Aberdeen Dundee Edinburgh Glasgow St Andrews Total AY 2009-10 intake targets Overseas Total 162 13 143 11 202 16 223 18 104 8 834 66

175 154 218 241 112 900

We assume that each institution will have an intake of up to 7.5 per cent overseas students.

Table 2 Dentistry University Home/EU Aberdeen Dundee Glasgow Total AY 2009-10 intake targets Overseas Total 20 0 63 3 87 3 170 6

20 66 90 176

We assume that Dundee and Glasgow Universities will each have an intake of up to three overseas students.

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Table 3 Nursing and midwifery pre-registration education University Dundee Edinburgh Napier Glasgow Caledonian Robert Gordon Stirling West of Scotland Total AY 2009-10 intake target 441 622 521 298 367 788 3,037

This does not include the Open University in Scotland intake of 23 which is funded by a separate Scottish Government contract.

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Institution

BEd Primary

BEd PE

BEd Technology

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Secondary PGDE

Combined Degree

Total

2008-09 2009-10 2008-09 2009-10 2008-09 2009-10 2008-09 2009-10 2008-09 2009-10 2008-09 2009-10 2008-09 2009-10 2008-09 2009-10 FTE (1) Aberdeen, University of Dundee, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Open University in Scotland Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Stirling, University of Strathclyde, University of West of Scotland, the University of Crichton Total Change in intakes 2008-09 to 2009-10 Number Percent 243 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100 10% 0% 343 9% 957 1,200 100 100 48 48 54 54 1,655 1,655 1,005 1,105 50 212 107 75 264 130 513 146 521 147 434 61 472 66 20 195 20 195 29 29 115 30 115 30 (2) 148 87 174 179 FTE (3) 187 108 214 222 100 100 15 33 15 33 FTE (4) FTE (5) FTE (6) FTE (7) FTE (8) 25 FTE (9) 25 FTE (10) 203 179 304 310 FTE (11) 211 175 294 307 FTE (12) 148 20 181 156 5 FTE (13) 162 20 198 172 15 25 25 FTE (14) 5 FTE (15) 5 FTE (16) 529 286 774 703 5 29 165 1,189 314 20 4,014 FTE (17) 590 303 821 759 15 29 190 1,287 343 20 4,357

Appendix A
Chief Nursing Officer Directorate
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Mark Batho Chief Executive Scottish Funding Council Donaldson House 97 Haymarket Terrace Edinburgh EH125HD 20 January 2009

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Mr Batho EDUCATION

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY PRE-REGISTRATION

This letter is to advise you of the Scottish Government Health Directorate's (SGHD) proposals to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) on nursing and midwifery pre-registration education programmes for academic year 2009/10. As in previous years, initial modelling for 2009/10 was based on NHS Boards projections (which are required to be signed off by Chief Executives as broadly affordable within Boards' approved financial plans). These projections suggested that although the demand from employers is for a growing workforce, the rate of increase continues to be less than in previous years. After applying the supply trends and undertaking modelling across a number of scenarios, the proposed total intake numbers for 2009/10 discussed at the Nursing and Midwifery Stakeholder Group and with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, is 3060. The Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Planning Process is embedded within the arrangements for workforce planning across NHS Scotland. Data and intelligence has been gathered from individual NHS Boards' workforce plans and projections, and from submissions made by non-NHS employers, to determine future demand for nurses and midwives. That process models information and data collected on supply trends as well as on future demand projections to produce recommended intake figures for each of the preregistration Branches of nursing. The modelling process is complex, comprising both computerised methodologies as well as professional judgement. This year as part of a collaborative process, drafts of the aggregated NHS Board nursing workforce projections were circulated to a number of key individuals in order to share data and intelligence for workforce planning purposes. Individuals included NHS Board HR and Nursing Directors, Regional Workforce Directors, NHS Board workforce planning leads, partnership organisations e.g. RCN, RCM, and UNISON as well as HEls etc. Updates on

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the modelling process were presented to the Student Nurse Recruitment and Retention Delivery Group in order that the members were kept informed. The target intake has been distributed by allocating 3037 places to the 6 Institutions funded under this arrangement. Details of the intakes, by Institution and Branch, are set out in the Annex to this letter. The remaining 23 places have been allocated to the Open University, which provides pre-registration nursing programmes in remote and rura1 areas under the terms of a contract with the Chief Nursing Officer Directorate. All students will be funded at the SFC unit of teaching resource for Other Health and Welfare students. Subject to discussions with SFC staff over the calculation of the fundable student population and confirmation of the UTR for session 2009/10, we will transfer the appropriate level of funding required for 2009/10. I will write to you again when that information is available. Where an Institution's intake exceeds SGHD recommended numbers, no additional funding will be provided. In addition, where an Institution achieves a nursing and midwifery student population that is lower than the SFC tolerance of 3% of the total fundable number, funding may be clawed back from them. SGHD and SFC will liaise over any requirement to claw back an element of the allocated funding. This letter is copied to Principals of the 6 HEls, Heads of Schools of Nursing and Midwifery, the Scottish Academic Heads Group and Gillian Mawdsley, Anne McVie, and Colin Robertson, LLD. Yours sincerely

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Dundee University

Glasgow Caledonian University

Napier University

The Robert Gordon University

Stirling University

University of the West of Scotland

Adult Child Learning Disability Mental Health Midwifery Total

332 32 57 20 441

349 60 30 61 21 521

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Mr Mark Batho Chief Executive Scottish Funding Council Donaldson House 97 Haymarket Terrace EDINBURGH EH125HD January 2009

Dear Mark TEACHER WORKFORCE PLANNING: INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION (ITE)

1. The Council has already received strategic guidance from the Cabinet Secretary that expressed the Government's commitment to the Curriculum for Excellence. It goes without saying that this major policy shift will not be achieved unless we have sufficient numbers of high quality teachers. This letter contains Scottish Government Ministers' guidance to the Scottish Funding Council on ITE in academic session 2009-2010. 2. Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning established the Teacher Employment Working Group in June to consider if any changes needed to be made to teacher workforce planning in Scotland as the Scottish Government were concerned to assess whether the current process for projecting the requirements for newly qualified teachers was fit for purpose. The working group was asked to review the teacher workforce planning process, taking into account relevant policy developments; to examine whether improvements could be made to maximise the compatibility of student numbers and employment opportunities for teachers; to consider the impact of the teacher induction scheme; and to make recommendations for improvements in the process. The group considered that the workforce planning process ata national level was robust but the group did make 12 recommendations for the improvement of the planning system such as the need for greater reconciliation between national and local planning. The Cabinet Secretary has accepted all 12 'of the report's recommendations which In the longer term will be taken forward with partners including the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). One recommendation that relates directly to this letter of guidance was that the teacher workforce planning group should revisit individual secondary subject modelling and this has been undertaken for the 2009 exercise 3. There is a joint commitment set out in the concordat between the Scottish Government and local government to reduce P1-P3 classes to a maximum of 18 The concordat which has been signed with the COSLA on behalf of local government states: "Improving the learning experience for children and young people by improving the fabric of schools and nurseries; developing and delivering A Curriculum for Excellence; and, as
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quickly as is possible, reducing class sizes in P1 to P3 to a maximum of 18 and improving early years provision with access to a teacher for every pre-school child. The provision of additional capital allocation and specific arrangements for local authorities to maintain teacher numbers in the face of falling school rolls will allow significant progress on this policy over the Spending Review period. Taking into account retirals, the capacity of the universities to train new teachers, changing demographic trends, and the different circumstances across authorities including accommodation pressures, it is recognised that the pace of implementation of class size reduction will vary across authorities depending on local circumstances and needs. Local government will be expected to show year on year progress toward delivery of the class size reduction policy." 4. Funding has been provided for local authorities to maintain teacher numbers at the 2007 level (around 53,000) against a backdrop of falling school rolls. Theh.aadroom created allows local authorities to make year on year progress to reduce class sizes in P1 to P3 to 18. The concordat recognises the capacity of universities to train teachers ahd the need to transfer teacher resources from the secondary to the primary sector in order for local authorities to use the headroom created by falling rolls to cut P1-P3 class sizes. 5. The teacher workforce planning exercise this year was, as usual, undertaken in consultation with SFC and other interested parties such as the GTCS, LAs, teacher unions and teacher training providers through a series of meetings of the Teacher Workforce Planning Advisory (TWPA) Group as to the guidance to be offered to SFC to assist in setting the intakes to ITE in 2009-2010. While the setting of the actual intakes to courses of ITE is a matter for SFC it is for the Council to ensure as far as possible through its funding allocations and in other ways that the minimum teacher requirements and Ministers' other strategic objectives are met.

Results of the exercise

6. The general structure of the modelling remains unchanged from last year apart from the secondary subject modelling mentioned above. Annex A shows planned primary and secondary student teacher training intakes split by PGDE and BEd. 7. In recent years the supply assumption has been set at 8% and the NJPA Group considered that that this level should remain unchanged in both primary and secondary for the 2009-2010 exercise .. 8. For a number of years target intakes to the BEd course have been held constant at 200 in secondary and 700 in primary as HEls prefer a degree of stability in these courses. Primary BEds saw an increase last year to 950. The new class size commitment and indeed the demographics of the profession continue to provide the opportunity to rebalance the mix of BEds and PGDE's in the primary sector which has recently shifted by the previous commitment to raise teacher numbers to 53,000 by 2007. We would therefore envisage the primary BEd course to rise over the next few years before stabilising at an intake level of 1500. The secondary BEd plays a less prominent role in the provision of secondary teachers and we would envisage the intake remaining at 200 a year. 9.. Increasing the BEd numbers does not address demographic needs or' class size reduction policies in the short term due to the course length. There therefore continues to be a need for substantial number of PGDE students. The Government commitment in secondary is to maintain the overall balance between supply and demand and it is proposed that the level of intake should reflect this aim.
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10. As illustrative course intakes for 2009 we would suggest: Primary BEd Primary PGDE Secondary BEd Secondary PGDE 1,200. 1,650 200 1,100

11. Changes in PGDE intake levels due to policy change and which are over a baseline of 400 in primary and 800 in secondary have been funded separately. It has been estimated that 1,550 of the proposed intake to the PGDE courses in session 2009-2010 are above the baseline levels. Subject to confirmation of unit of teaching resource for session 2009-2010 we will transfer funding of 8,749,750 to Lifelong Learning Directorate (LLD) for additional places on PGDE courses. 12. The intakes to the primary BEds are also increased as a result of policy change. We will transfer funding for the additional places on this course over and above an intake of 720 (baseline of 700 plus 3% threshold) in session 2009-2010 and subsequent years. Subject to confirmation of unit of teaching resource for session 2009-2010 we will transfer funding of 2,709,600 to L.LD for 480 additional places on BEd courses for that academic session. It is also be necessary to fund students in the second and subsequent years and we will transfer funds on the same basis to LLD for these years for the increases that took place in intakes from session 2007-2008, taking into account retention. '13. Widening access and diversity is important if the teaching profession is to draw on the largest possible pool of potential teaching talent. Last year following Scottish Ministers agreeing proposals to run a 4 year primary teaching degree course with a science or modern foreign language specialism we recommended that from within the general increase in 4 year degree ITE courses that the Council allocate 50 places to courses of this nature in 2008 building up over 4 years to an intake of 200 places. We should clarify that this is an intake of 50 students starting the course each year. We therefore recommend that from the general increase in 4 year ITE courses that the Council allocate an intake of 50 places to courses of this nature in 2009-10 and in subsequent years. There are also commitments to develop an early years teaching qualification and we recommend that from within the general increase in four year degree ITE courses that the Council allocate an intake of 25 places to courses of this nature in 2009-10 and in subsequent years. 14. In last years exercise it was recommended that an additional 20 primary PGDE places and an additional 20 primary BEd places should be allocated in the north of Scotland to help redress the supply problems in the area. I understand that these additions are now an integral part o(Aberdeen's allocation and will continue in the future with an intake of 20 additional places to both these courses 2009-10 and in subsequent years.

Priority secondary subjects

15. It is a strategic objective of Scottish Education Ministers that the teacher education system should provide an adequate supply of secondary teachers to meet the needs of schools in all subjects. The Council is asked to make sure that the number of student teacher places funded helps meet this objective. As I indicated earlier we have looked again at individual subject modelling. The TWPG Group however felt that there were problems in providing advice on intakes in specific subjects. We have therefore continued with the previous prioritisation system for this year. However individual subject modelling did show

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high and sustained demand for Maths, English, Chemistry, Technological Education, Modern Languages, Biology, Geography and History teachers. 16. Distance learning courses in PGDE play an important role in widening access to initial teacher education and this is recognised in the TEWG report where it is recommended that LAs and HEls liaise more closely to identify appropriate opportunities. The Scottish Government would like SFC to continue to assist in promoting provision in this area and would not wish to see any diminution in the positive action taken by the Council in the number of places allocated to the course which focuses on priority subjects at Dundee University. The number of students is small within the overall secondary PGDE intake nevertheless it helps boost numbers in subjects where local authorities are experiencing difficulty in recruitment. The Open University Scotland continues to offer a PGDE Maths course which they introduced in 2006/07. The number of students has been small but there is evidence that the institution is able to attract students who would not otherwise undertake teacher training. We would suggest that there would be merit in increasing the number of Maths places to 15 this year with a further increase to 20 next year from within overall secondary PGDE intakes. 17. Following the lack of demand for classics teachers the course has been run on the basis of reaching agreement with the Scottish Council for Independent Schools (SCIS) that the sector offer 4 probationer places in its probationer scheme for those with a single qualification in classics. In addition the Scottish Government will offer the small number of probationers there may be above 'this who have a dual qualification (e.g. classics and English, classics and history), a classics place if possible or if not a place in their second subject, on the publicly funded Teacher Induction Scheme. As in last year's guidance, SFC are asked to advise that institutions only recruit to Classics should such an agreement be reached again or if there is a clear identified need either from local authorities or independent schools. 18. In previous years SFC has looked to institutions to consult LAs to ensure that local priorities in secondary specialisms are met and encourages institutions to discuss requirements for second,arypriority subjects. The outcome of such discussions can indicate that it is appropriate to vary the intake in PGDE subjects to accommodate local priorities. We propose that this should continue and to include reference to the types of visiting specialists authorities would wish. 19. The Council is asked to adopt the revised categorisation of secondary subjects in academic session 2009-2010 attached at Annex B.
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Requirements for teachers in Gaelic medium 22. The supply of teachers able to teach in the medilfm of Gaelic continues to be a priority for Scottish Min,isters. The. Scottish Government would ,.like the Council to continue to assist in promoting provision in this area. In particular, we would not wish to see ~ny diminution in the positive aqtion taken by SFC in allocating extra PGDE places at Strathclyde and .Aberdeen UnivEirsities specifically to support primary Gaelic medium provision and that all training providers continue be encouraged to promote a. positive approach in relation to applicants for a.1IITE courses by interviewing all whq would be able to teach in Gaelic medium education. In addition, we would like to ask the Council to consider pursuing the introduction of further avenues to increase the numbers of Gaelic medium teachers in both the primary and secondary sectors while continuing to bear in mind that all students for ITE must meet the same minimum academic entry requirements. Annex 0 shows teachers by ability to teach through Gaelic medium collected through the 2007 Teacher Census. 23. This letter is copied to Principals of HEls, Heads of Faculties of Education and other interested parties. Copy recipients should bear in mind that this letter is advice to SFC, to assist in the setting of intakes to ITE courses. It is for SFC to decide on the final level of student intakes to ITE and to allocate the share of the intake numbers it arrives at to individual institutions and course programmes. Yours sincerely

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entry 2008- actual 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 primary BEd 925 1250 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 PGDE 1,743 1650 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 secondary BEd 174 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 PGDE 1,085 1,100 1,372 1,363 1,278 1,327 1,445 1,661 1,810

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Annex B

Advice to SFC PGCE Secondary Subjects: Maths Gaelic 188 12

Biology Business Education Chemistry English Geography History Home Economics Modern Languages Physical Education (also has BEd) Physics Religious Education Technological Ed (also has BEd) Group Total 750 Art Classics Computing Drama Modern Studies Music (also has BEd)

Group Total 150

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Requirement for Roman Catholic Approved and Gaelic Medium Teachers

Roman Catholic approved Teachers were asked in the staff census to identify whether they were approved to teach in Roman Catholic schools. While it is not certain that this was completed fully, the results were as follows. Primary Teachers in RC schools of which with approval Other teachers with approval Secondary Teachers in RC schools of which with approval Other teachers with approval Special Teachers in RC schools of which with approval Other teachers with approval

Primary
6% all primary 5% 4% 3% RC approval

4,143 3,673 644

2% 1% 0%
19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 55 58 61

4,402 2,592 887

Secondary
6% all secondary 5% 4% RC approval

88 59 239

3% 2% 1% 0%
19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 55 58 61

While the figures suggest reasonably sufficient numbers of teachers in primary and special sector (though not necessarily all within RC schools) there are fewer teachers in the secondary sector. The table overleaf shows the number of secondary teachers by main subject taught. In most subjects there are a considerable proportion teaching who do not have approval. Age profiles of those with approval show a similar distribution for primary and special to the workforce as a whole, but in secondary the peak arrives a few years later, but is higher, than in general.

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7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 all special RC approval

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Teachers in Roman Catholic secondary schools, 2007

Religious Education Italian PSE/Guidance French Geography Biology Modern Studies Mathematics Spanish Physics History English Chemistry Learning Support Business Education Computing Other Modern/Community Languages Additional Support for Learning German Technical Education Music Science (general) Home Economics Physical Education Art & Design Drama Other All subjects with approval 174 10 29 130 96 135 83 342 30 103 98 353 120 71 112 82 43 16 1 120 80 14 81 141 94 23 36 2626 other 22 2 5 62 49 69 45 205 18 66 63 231 83 51 86 65 34 13 1 121 82 14 87 158 114 48 29 1838 % with 89 87 87 68 66 66 65 63 62 61 61 60 59 58 57 56 56 55 50 50 49 49 48 47 45 33 55 59

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Requirement for Gaelic Medium Teachers Gaelic medium The census identified 263 teachers currently teaching through the medium of Gaelic (239 in 2006, 209 in 2005, 203 in 2004) and 448 able to do so (399 in 2006, 379 in 2005, 365 in 2004). The age profile of teachers currently teaching through the medium of Gaelic is considerably younger than average. Hence there should be relatively less strain on supply due to retirals. The latest vacancies survey identified five vacancies, three of which had lasted for over three months.

Primary teachers
25% all primary 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%
under 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 or 25 over

Gaelic medium

Secondary teachers
25% all secondary 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%
under 25 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 or over

Gaelic medium

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