Alarming fall in training applications spells problems for schools and computer science
Warnings that there is insufficient capacity in English schools to teach the new computing curriculum, with its heavy emphasis on computer science, are being borne out by the latest enrolment statistics from the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR).
Even if all of the applications for Initial Teacher Education in Computing are accepted, which is highly unlikely, they would not even make up a quarter of the places available. Despite all the publicity about the new curriculum, applications are 55 per cent down on last year's.
