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Initial Teacher Training record 2020/21

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Further guidance about returning DfE programmes (excluding EYITT)

Version 1.1 Produced 2020-11-02

The Department for Education (DfE) have defined how ITT courses returned in the ITT In-year record should then be returned in the Student record. Providers in England are required to include all students studying on any of these routes in their submission to HESA. The table below identifies which data items are used to identify the different routes and the valid entries applicable to each route. Many of the data items relevant to these students are applicable to both the Student record and the ITT record; treatment of students should be consistent between both returns.

NOTE: Although ALLPLACE coding text refers to an 'allocated place' this actually represents a trainee recruited before any recruitment control was applied by the DfE (i.e. recruitment was closed), or a trainee specifically on the School Direct (Salaried) route employed in a state maintained School (including an academy or free school). See recruitment controls documentation on GOV.UK here.

HEI TTP Programme Type Student.ENTRYRTE Student.ALLPLACE Student.FUNDCODE Student.TTCID Notes
School Direct Training Programme 02 School Direct tuition fee 1 DfE allocated place 7 Eligible for funding by DfE 1 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status or to registration as a school teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland A School Direct tuition fee trainee who is eligible to access student finance
School Direct Training Programme 02 School Direct tuition fee 2 Not DfE allocated place 2 Not fundable by funding council/body 1 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status or to registration as a school teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland A School Direct tuition fee trainee who is not eligible to access student finance
School Direct (Salaried) 03 School Direct salaried 1 DfE allocated place 7 Eligible for funding by DfE 1 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status or to registration as a school teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland A School Direct (Salaried) trainee whose place attracts grant funding from DfE
School Direct (Salaried) 03 School Direct salaried 1 DfE allocated place 2 Not fundable by funding council/body 1 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status or to registration as a school teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland A School Direct (Salaried) trainee doing a lower priority (non DfE funded) subject and/or employed in a private school.
School Direct (Salaried) 03 School Direct salaried 2 Not DfE allocated place 2 Not fundable by funding council/body 1 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status or to registration as a school teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland A non-supported (non-DfE funded) School Direct salaried trainee recruited after a recruitment control was put in place by DfE
Provider led 01 Provider-led 1 DfE allocated place 7 Eligible for funding by DfE 1 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status or to registration as a school teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland A funded provider-led trainee
Provider led 01 Provider-led 2 Not DfE allocated place 2 Not fundable by funding council/body 1 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status or to registration as a school teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland A non-supported (unfunded) provider-led trainee
Early years teacher training n/a n/a n/a n/a Early years initial teacher training should be sent directly to the DfE through the DTTP

Fundability criteria

When is a trainee to be recorded as 7 Eligible for funding by DfE?

Tuition Fee Routes - School Direct Training Programme / Provider Led trainees:

Where they are able to access student support i.e. assessed as 'home or EU status' for the purpose of assessing tuition fee status. All trainees on a tuition fee route that are able to access student support must be recorded as fundable by DfE whether they draw down the support or not.

Employment Based Routes - School Direct (Salaried) trainees:

Where they are employed in a state maintained school (including an academy or free school), and where they are doing a priority (funded) subject.

When is a trainee to be recorded as 2 Not fundable by funding council/body?

Tuition Fee Routes - School Direct Training Programme / Provider Led trainees:

Where they are assessed as 'overseas or international' for the purpose of assessing tuition fees status.

Employment Based Routes - School Direct (Salaried) trainees:

Where they are a School Direct (Salaried) Trainee (home or overseas) undertaking a lower priority (non DfE funded) subject and/or employed at a Private School.


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