Trainee teachers funding cut by 14% for secondary schools Number of student places on courses this year down from 16,845 to14,555, with English, art and music suffering most

The number of students funded to train as secondary school teachers was cut by more than 2,200 today as the government wiped funding from 14% of the places on courses.

There will now be just 14,555 places on secondary school teacher training courses starting this autumn, compared to 16,845 last year. The number of English, art and music trainee teachers will drop substantially.