§ Mr. John MacKayasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the teacher training colleges closed since 1974, giving the date of closure and the number of students in the college when the decision was made to close it.
§ Dr. BoysonFollowing is the information requested in relation to institutions in England and Wales:
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(a) Teacher training institutions which have closed since 1974 or which are due to close; Date of closure Institution Initial teacher training students on roll when the closure decision was made 31 August 1977 Alnwick College of Education 379 Mary Ward College, Nottingham 509 Radbrook College, Shrewsbury 124 Saffron Walden College of Education 326 31 August 1978 Coloma College of Education, West Wickham 559 Darlington College of Education 406 Hereford College of Education 682 Hockerill College, Bishop's Stortford 490 Kesteven College of Education, Grantham (main college) 550 Maria Assumpta College, London 392 St. Paul's College, Rugby 449 St. Peter's College, Saltley 588
Date of closure Institution Initial teacher training students on roll when the closure decision was made College of Sarum St. Michael, Salibury 427 Wentworth Castle College of Education, Barnsley 261 31 August 1979 Culham College of Education, Abingdon 528 Middleton St. George College of Education, Darlington 642 Sedgley Park College of Education, Manchester 481 Sittingbourne College of Education 345 31 August 1980 Eaton Hall College of Education, Retford 553 Gloucestershire College of Education, Gloucester 401 Kesteven College of Education (Peterborough Annexe) 117 Philippa Fawcett and Furzedown College of Education, London 941 Stockwell College of Education, Bromley 623 Thomas Huxley College, Ealing 267 31 August 1981 Northumberland College of Education, Ponteland 686 31 December 1981 Milton Keynes College of Education 248
(b) Institutions which have ceased since 1974, or are to cease, to provide initial teacher training, although continuing to provide other courses of further and higher education Date of end of initial training Institutions Initial teacher training students on roll when the decision to end initial training was made 31 August 1978 Luton College of Higher Education 360 31 August 1979 Colchester Institute 403 31 August 1980 Polytechnic of Central London 389 31 August 1981 Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education 238 Doncaster Metropolitan Institute of Higher Education 792 Nonington College of Physical Education, Dover 467 North Worcestershire College, Bromsgrove 639 Polytechnic of Wales, Barry 419 Preston Polytechnic 1,052