HC Deb 11 May 1972 vol 836 cc404-5W
40. Mr. Scott-Hopkins

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many graduates from teacher training colleges in 1971 have left the teaching profession.

Mr. van Straubenzee:

I regret that figures are not availble in this form.

About 38,000 students, including 32,000 in colleges of education, successfully completed training in 1970. Of these, about 32,500 had entered maintained schools by February, 1971. About half of the remainder were studying for the B.Ed.