Call for Evidence Religious Education – current data about the labour market DataforEducation.info Professor John Howson

ROUTES INTO TEACHING for RE teachers HE INVOLVEDCOST TO STUDENTENTRY NUMBERS CERTIFICATION + QUALIFICATION AUTUMN HIGHER EDUCATION GRADUATE YESSIGNIFICANT319 HIGHER EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE YESSIGNIFCANT10 PROFESSIONAL School Direct salariedPOSSIBLYLIMITED20 School Direct non-salariedPOSSIBLYVariable98 Teach First TO SOME DEGREE LIMITED 18 in 2011/12 TROOPS FOR TEACHERS?UNKNOWN? RE-CERTIFICATION Overseas Trained TeachersNOT USUALLYLIMITED*? EU TRAINED TEACHERSNOMINIMAL*? OTHER APPROVED TEACHERS USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand (may require work visa) NOMINIMAL* ? APPROVED HOLDERS QTLS (basically FE lecturers) NOMINIMAL* ? OTHER Hired unqualified by academies or additional schools or private sector NONIL * but cost of acquiring original teaching qualification not included ?

% Allocations 2013/14 by Teacher Preparation Route SUBJECTSAL SD NON SAL SDCORE Combined sci English Physics Drama Chemistry Mathematics History MFL Geography Health/social care PE Social studies Psychology RE ( ) SUBJECTSAL SD NON SAL SDCORE Music Biology Media Art& design Dance Bus Studies Engineering Primary D & T Computer Sc Classics Citizenship Phys & maths Source: Howson (2012)

Initial Teacher Training Targets for RE, Geography, History and Foreign Languages

DfE Targets and Total Recruited to become New RE teachers

Ratio of Applications to Allocated Places for Secondary RE PGCE Courses Sources: Applications – Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR) Allocated places – Teaching Agency ITT Trainee Numbers Census Current ratio – 7/1/2013 is likely to be around 1.8 applicants per place over the cycle

Cost of training to be an RE teacher Degree plus support during training £27,000 borrowed for fees – £50,000+ to be repaid Repayment rate RPI + 3% variable Degree plus no support during training on a PGCE course £36,000 borrowed for fees £90,000+ to be repaid Source for repayments Directgov calculator