CAO rise for teacher training courses

Demand for teacher training courses has risen for the second year running while the number of students wishing to pursue a career in journalism has fallen by up to 51%. There has also been an increase in demand for honours degree courses, according to the latest CAO figures.

The trends emerge in a breakdown of this year’s CAO applications which overall are slightly up on last year, with those choosing higher level up 2.6% and ordinary level degrees up by a modest 0.5%. The number of total CAO applications this year has increased slightly with more than 73,034 people applying for a place in higher education.