FURTHER GUIDANCE ON RETURNING DFE PROGRAMMES
The Department for Education have defined how ITT courses should be returned within the HESA student return. Providers in England are required to include all students studying on any of these routes in their submission to HESA. In this document there is additional guidance regarding the return of these students including:
- The return of particular fields for different types of teacher training students
- Fundability criteria
- Guidance on subjects
THE RETURN OF PARTICULAR FIELDS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEACHER TRAINING STUDENTS
DfE programme | Notes | FundingBody.FUNDINGBODY | Course.TTCID | Engagement.ENTRYRTE |
School Direct training programme | A School Direct tuition fee trainee who is eligible to access student finance. | 5020 Eligible for funding by the DfE | 01 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status | 02 School Direct tuition fee |
School Direct training programme | A school Direct tuition fee trainee who is not eligible to access student finance. | Not returned | 01 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status | 02 School Direct tuition fee |
School Direct salaried | A School Direct salaried trainee whose place attracts grants funding from the DfE. | 5020 Eligible for funding by the DfE | 01 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status | 03 School Direct salaried |
School Direct salaried | A School Direct salaried trainee doing a lower priority (not DfE funded) subject and/or employed in a private school. | Not returned | 01 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status | 03 School Direct salaried |
Provider led | A funded provider led trainee. | 5020 Eligible for funding by the DfE | 01 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status | 01 Provider-led |
Provider led | A non-supported (un-funded) provider led trainee | Not returned | 01 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status | 01 Provider-led |
Undergraduate opt in | A trainee who has opted into a course leading to QTS as part of the undergraduate opt-in scheme | 5020 Eligible for funding by the DfE | 01 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status | 09 Undergraduate opt-in |
Postgraduate teaching apprenticeship | A trainee studying on a postgraduate teaching apprenticeship | 5024 Eligible for funding by the ESFA | 01 On initial or pre-service teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status | 10 Postgraduate teaching apprenticeship |
FUNDABILITY CRITERIA
When is a trainee to be recorded as FundingBody.FUNDINGBODY = 5020, eligible for funding by the 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 the 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 are doing a priority (funded) subject.
When is the FundingBody.FUNDINGBODY = 5020 not to be returned i.e. where is the student not fundable by the DfE?
Tuition Fee Routes- School Direct Training Programme/Provider Led Trainees:
When they assessed as ‘overseas or international’ for the purpose of assessing tuition fees status.
Employment Based Routes- School Direct Salaried trainees:
Where they are employed in a Private school or are undertaking a lower priority (non DfE funded) subject.
SUBJECTS FOR ITT COURSES IN ENGLAND
The QualificationSubject entity records the subject(s) associated with a Qualification, which is associated with a Course.
The QualificationSubject(s) that represent the teacher training specialism should have the QualificationSubject.QUALITT field returned to indicate this.
The HECoS codes applicable to initial teacher training courses have been agreed with the Department for Education.
A mapping from the previously assigned JACS codes can be found here: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/innovation/hecos.
The applicable valid entries for primary and secondary teacher training courses are below.
One subject must be identified as the specialism for Qualifications where the associated course leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and the student is a secondary teaching training student. For primary teaching training students on a course leading to QTS, this is optional.
Primary ITT programmes in England
There is not a requirement on primary programmes to train students in at least one subject specialism. Students who choose not to study a primary specialism should use code 100511 ‘primary teaching’ in this field.
Where the trainee is a Primary Maths Specialist (StudentInitiative.STUINITID = 011), the qualification subject must be 101085 ‘specialist teaching’.
Where a trainee is studying a ‘Primary General (with Maths)’ programme (StudentInitiative.STUINITID = 010), the qualification subject must be 100511 ‘primary teaching’.
For English Providers, continuing students who started their course before 01 August 2019, Primary PE Specialists (previously coded as JACS C690) and non-specialists (previously coded as JACS C600) should be coded as 100433 - sport and exercise sciences. 100433 is no longer a primary specialism option for courses starting from 01 August 2019.
Where trainees study a primary specialism, a valid HECoS code should be used in this field as follows:
DfE subject label | HECoS code | HECoS label |
Advanced study of early years | 100510 | Early years teaching |
Art | 101361 | Creative arts and design |
Citizenship | 100610 | UK government/parliamentary studies |
Computer science | 100366 | Computer science |
Creative and media | 100444 | Media and communication studies |
Dance | 100068 | Dance |
Design and technology | 100048 100050 | Design Produce design |
Drama | 100069 | Drama |
Economics | 100450 | Economics |
English | 100320 | English studies |
Food technology | 101017 | Food and beverage studies |
French | 100321 | French language |
Geography | 100409 | Geography |
German | 100323 | German language |
Health and social care | 100476 | Health and social care |
History | 100302 | History |
Information and communications technology | 100372 | Information technology |
Italian | 100326 | Italian language |
Mathematics | 100403 | Mathematics |
Media studies | 100444 | Media and communication studies |
Music | 100642 | Music education and teaching |
Other modern language | 100329 | Modern language |
Performing arts | 100071 | Performing arts |
PHSE | 100473 | Health studies |
Physical education | 100433 | Sports and exercise science |
Portuguese | 101142 | Portuguese language |
Primary Foundation | 100511 | Primary teaching |
Religious education | 100339 | Religious studies |
Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) | 100346 100417 100425 | Biology Chemistry Physics |
Spanish | 100332 | Spanish language |
Welsh | 100333 | Welsh language |
Secondary ITT Programmes in England
All secondary programmes must train students in at least one specialism. It is essential that this specialism corresponds to the target from which the DfE has to report. Some programmes will train students to teach additional specialisms.
The table below sets out the list of subjects appropriate for secondary ITT specialisms with corresponding HECoS codes.
DfE subject label | HECoS code | HECoS subject label |
Ancient language studies not elsewhere specified | 101410 | Historical linguistics |
Art | 101361 | Creative arts and design |
Biology | 100346 | Biology |
Business, administration and finance | 100078 | Business and management |
Business studies | 100079 | Business studies |
Chemistry | 100417 | Chemistry |
Citizenship | 100610 | UK government/parliamentary studies |
Classics | 100300 | Classical studies |
Classical Greek Language | 101126 | Classical Greek studies |
Combined/general sciences | 100390 | General science |
Computer science | 100366 | Computer science |
Construction and the built environment | 100150 | Construction and the build environment |
Dance | 100068 | Dance |
Design and technology | 100048 100050 | Design Product design |
Drama | 100069 | Drama |
Economics | 100450 | Economics |
English | 100320 | English studies |
Environmental and land-based studies | 100381 | Environmental studies |
Food technology | 101017 | Food and beverage studies |
French | 100321 | French language |
Geography | 100409 | Geography |
German | 100323 | German language |
Graphics | 100061 | Graphic design |
History | 100302 | History |
Hospitality | 100891 | Hospitality |
Information and communications technology | 100372 | Information technology |
Italian | 100326 | Italian language |
Latin language | 101420 | Latin language |
Law | 100485 | Law |
Manufacturing and product design | 100050 100202 | Product design Manufacturing engineering |
Mathematics | 100403 | Mathematics |
Materials | 100225 | Materials science |
Media | 100444 | Media and communication studies |
Music | 100642 | Music education and teaching |
Other modern languages | 100329 | Modern language |
Performing arts | 100071 | Performing arts |
PHSE | 100473 | Health studies |
Physical education | 100433 | Sports and exercise sciences |
Physics | 100425 | Physics |
Physics with Maths | 100425 100403 | Physics Mathematics |
Portuguese | 101142 | Portuguese language |
Psychology | 100497 | Psychology |
Religious education | 100339 | Religious studies |
Retail business | 100092 | Retail management |
Russian | 100330 | Russian languages |
Social sciences/Social studies | 100471 | Social sciences |
Society, health and development | 100471 | Social sciences |
Spanish | 100332 | Spanish language |
Sport and active leisure | 100097 | Sports management |
Textiles | 100214 | Textiles technology |
Travel and tourism | 100101 | Travel and tourism |
Vocational - Applied business | 100078 | Business and management |
Vocational - Applied ICT | 100358 | Applied computing |
Vocational - Applied art and design | 101361 | Creative arts and design |
Vocational - Applied science | 100343 101038 101060 | Applied biology Applied chemistry Applied physics |
Vocational - Engineering | 100184 | General or integrated engineering |
Vocational - Health and social care | 100476 | Health and social care |
Vocational - Manufacturing | 100209 | Production and manufacturing engineering |
Vocational - Recreation, sport and leisure studies | 100893 | Recreation and leisure studies |
Welsh | 100333 | Welsh language |
If students study multiple specialism, each should be recorded and identified in the QualificationSubject.QUALITT field.
Providers should ensure that only codes relating the subject the student is funded for are returned. Any provider wishing to enter a code not included in the current subject lists should contact the DfE.