This report provides a summary of the results of the skills tests in numeracy, literacy and information and communication technology (ICT) for the academic year 2006/07. The tests are designed to make sure all trainees have the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to carry out their professional roles as teachers effectively.
Passing all three skills tests is one of the standards that all trainee teachers in England have to meet before being recommended for the award of qualified teacher status (QTS). Between 4 September 2006 and 2 September 2007, 33,963 trainee teachers passed all three tests required to meet the standard.
Click on the links to the right to view the national results data tables. If you have any queries regarding the results, please e-mail skillstestsreport@tda.gov.uk.
Institution specific results
Providers of initial teacher training (ITT) with more than five trainees in 2006/07 can access reports on the skills tests results of their own trainee cohorts via the providers’ analysis website (see right). They will also be able to access other providers’ data. This data can be used to benchmark their trainees’ performance against the national picture and also be taken into account when planning provision and support for trainees.
Notes on data tables
Figures are shown for the results of ITT trainees who were due to complete their initial teacher training in the academic year 2006/07 and who sat the QTS skills tests between 4 September 2006 and 2 September 2007. Trainees who did not pass the QTS skills tests during the academic year 2006/07 have unlimited opportunities to continue to take and pass the skills tests. Totals for different categories in the data tables may vary as not all fields were mandatory at registration.
Trainees requiring special arrangements (including those for whom English is an additional language) were given the opportunity to take an adapted test rather than the standard test. In total, special arrangements were requested by 5.5 per cent of trainees, which is a slight increase in comparison to those making similar requests in 2005/06.
