Bilingual ITT marker(BITTM)

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Key

Value

Name
Bilingual ITT marker
Short Name
BITTM
Parent Entity
TypeField
Applicable To
Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

All Courses at providers in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales where Course.TTCID = 01 or 02

Description
This field indicates whether provision is designed to enable students to teach bilingually.
Notes

In this context bilingual means:

  • English/Welsh for providers in Wales
  • English/Gaedhlig for providers in Scotland
  • English/Irish for providers in Northern Ireland

For further guidance on the completion of this field please refer to The Education Workforce Council, the Scottish Government Learning Directorate or The Department for Education (Northern Ireland).

Reason Required
Used in analysis to categorise students training to be able to teach in Celtic languages
Field Length
2
Quality RulesQuality Rules to follow
Minimum Occurrence
0
Maximum Occurrence
1
Primary Key?
False
Valid Values
CodeCoding Frame Label
01Course does not lead to a formal certificate in bilingual education but is designed to enable students to teach bilingually
02Course leads to a formal certificate of bilingual education
03Course does not lead to a formal certificate of bilingual education nor is it designed to enable students to teach bilingually
Revision History
Coding Manual VersionElement VersionNotes
1.1.01.1Valid entry 'Course does not lead to a formal certificate of bilingual education nor is it designed to enable students to teach bilingually' has been updated to code 03 to be consistent with HESA's approach to 00 codes.