§ Mr. Will Owenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teacher trainees left training colleges fully qualified in the year 1965–66; how many of these took up posts in the education service as teachers; and what is the estimated cost per trainee.
§ Mr. CroslandAbout 19,250 successful students left the General, Housecraft, and Physical Education colleges last summer. The second figure asked for is not yet available.
The average cost per student in 1965–66 was about £780 a year, giving a total of about £2,340 for a three year course.