Qualified to teach

The most selective universities place the least emphasis on teaching qualifications.

Lecturers at the most competitive universities are the least likely to hold teaching qualifications, according to data published on 9 December by the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

A breakdown of the data by institutions shows that the five universities where fewer than 10 per cent of lecturers held a teaching qualification in 2014-15 were the London Business School, the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of Cambridge, the Royal College of Music and Goldsmiths College.