Why has there been a 'catastrophic drop' in teacher trainee numbers?

<p>Hello and welcome back to the <strong>tes news</strong> podcast.</p><p>This week reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/matilda__martin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Matilda Martin</strong></a> is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/JackWorthNFER" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Jack Worth</strong></a><strong>,</strong> school workforce lead at the National Foundation for Educational Research, to get his expert opinion after new DfE stats revealed the government missed 13 out of its 17 teacher trainee targets this year.</p><p>And Senior Editor <a href="https://twitter.com/heymrshallahan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Grainne Hallahan</strong></a> joins<strong> </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/joshua_j_m" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Joshua Morris</strong></a><strong> </strong>to discuss why CPD and SEND should remain top of the funding priority list.</p><p>The full articles discussed today can all be found on our website <a href="tes.com/magazine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>tes.com/magazine</strong></a></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/revealed-catastrophic-teacher-trainee-slump-numbers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Revealed: The ‘catastrophic’ drop in teacher trainee numbers</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-training-dfe-fails-hit-primary-teacher-trainee-target" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DfE fails to hit primary teacher trainee target </a></li><li><a href="https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/send-educational-psychologists-schools-funding-help" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The SEND system is broken - and the new DfE funding won’t fix it</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/why-schools-and-trusts-must-maintain-teacher-cpd-spending" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why schools can’t afford to stop funding CPD</a></li></ul><br/><p><br></p><p><br></p>