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Publication - Research and analysis

Teacher Workforce Planning – 2025 exercise: statistical modelling of initial teacher education intake requirements

Published
30 June 2026
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education
ISBN
9781807750794

Annual teacher workforce modelling paper for informing advice made by the Teacher Workforce Advisory Planning Group on setting Initial Teacher Education course intake levels for the 2026-27 academic year.

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5. Conclusion

The modelling presented here suggests that the PGDE ITE intake for 2026/27, required to sustain overall teacher numbers at 53,500 FTE, is 530 for primary and 970 for secondary.

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Email: Sandip.Mahajan@gov.scot

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