Every year, the TDA survey newly qualified teachers (NQTs) who have successfully completed their initial teacher training (ITT) in England during each academic year.
The results, including comparisons with previous years, are used to inform policy and are shared with ITT providers to help them compare their performance against other providers.
2008
2008's survey shows that 86 per cent of the 14,000 NQTs who responded to the survey rated the overall quality of their training as very good or good.
You can download the NQT survey sector level report and questionnaire 2008 (PDF 1MB).
2007
2007's survey shows that 88 per cent of the 11,000 NQTs who responded to the survey rated the overall quality of their training as very good or good, the highest percentage since the survey began in 2001.
You can download the NQT Survey 2007 – sector level report (PDF 810 KB) and the NQT questionnaire 2007 (223 KB).
2006
2006's survey shows that 86 per cent of the 14,000 NQTs that responded to the survey, rated their training as very good or good. A further 13 per cent of NQTs rated their training as adequate. This is an improvement based on comparisons to previous years' figures.
Download the NQT Survey 2006 (37 KB) and NQT Survey 2006 - Sector Level Report (352 KB).
2005
This year's survey shows the quality of teacher training in England at a six-year high of which 76 per cent of respondents said the overall quality of support and guidance to achieve the standards of quality teacher status (QTS) was good or very good.
Download the NQT survey 2005 questionnaire (31 KB) and the survey results 2005 (449 KB).
Further information
For any queries regarding the NQT survey, or to obtain a copy of the induction tutor and/or disability analysis, e-mail NQTsurvey@tda.gov.uk.
