HC Deb 24 March 1971 vol 814 cc130-1W
Mr. Oswald

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many students attending teacher-training colleges in Scotland failed to qualify in 1970; and how many, having qualified, have taken posts outside the teaching profession.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

Of the 5,339 students attending colleges of education who were due to qualify in the summer of 1970, 179 failed to do so. It is not known how many of those who qualified took up posts outside teaching.