HC Deb 10 November 1980 vol 992 cc30-7W
Mr. George Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Hamilton on 3 November regarding unit costs for the colleges of education in Scotland, if he will publish a breakdown of unit costs in each college of education in Scotland, if he will publish a breakdown of unit costs in each college under the following headings: training departments, namely, general teaching, in-service training, further education, physical education, training of social workers, speech therapy, special courses, broken down into salaries, travelling expenses and class expenses, for each department, per student.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The information is set out in the following table:

SCOTTISH COLLEGES OF EDUCATION: 1979–80 FINANCIAL YEAR UNIT COSTS
Training Divisions Aberdeen Callendar Park Craigie Craig-Lockhart Dundee Dunfermline Hamilton Jordanhill Moray House Notre Dame
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
GENERAL TEACHING DEPARTMENTS—PER GRD STUDENT
Salaries, etc.—
Teaching Staff 1,331.74 1,334.33 1,637.89 878.95 1,525.38 1,162,52 1,524.99 1,348.38 1,200.00
Other 69.68 172.26 73.52 10.25 105.99 53.25 141.30 140.74 78.80
Travelling, etc.—
Staff 17.33 23.05 50.17 23.99 42.98 41.19 40.46 43.76 47.29
Students 49.85 53.62 61.25 68.57 51.77 59.89 36.82 26.50 47.63
Class Expenses 37.37 34.99 34.46 17.66 46.59 23.78 16.96 32.00 19.17
GENERAL TEACHING DEPARTMENTS TOTAL 1,505.97 1,618.25 1,857.29 999.24 1,772.71 1,340.63 1,760.53 1,555.38 1,392.37
IN-SERVICE TRAINING—PER IS STUDENT
Salaries, etc.—
Teaching Staff 1,005.30 1,009.77 1,108.47 1,183.09 1,187.52 1,049.03 1,426.67 1,075.24 994.32 900.00
Other 35.61 45.43 66.81 14.18 54.49
Travelling, etc.—
Staff 93.07 59.80 86.95 26.47 47.52 238.28 56.00 32.34 21.44 20.28
Students 3.26 0.41 13.93 11.07 0.16 103.70 1.15
Class Expenses 26.79 1.46 35.70 38.35 16.99 56.37 4.09 19.29 11.13 21.25
IN-SERVICE TRAINING TOTAL 1,124.89 1,074.29 1,267.14 1,237.91 1,311.39 1,354.75 1,486.76 1,193.84 1,144.77 1,003.17
SCHOOL OF FURTHER EDUCATION—PER FE STUDENT
Salaries, etc.—
Teaching Staff 637.20
Other 114.33
Travelling, etc.—
Staff 37.67
Students 0.75
Class Expenses 29.74
SCHOOL OF FURTHER EDUCATION TOTAL 819.69

Training Divisions Aberdeen Callendar Park Craigie Craig-Lockhart Dundee Dunfermline Hamilton Jordanhill Moray House Notre Dame
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION—PER PE STUDENT
Salaries, etc.—
Teaching Staff 1,218.39 986.51
Other 27.76 57.07
Travelling, etc.—
Staff 52.63 35.79
Students 47.25 57.04
Class Expenses 26.24 47.48
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TOTAL 1,372.27 1,183.89
TRAINING OF SOCIAL WORKERS—PER SW STUDENT
Salaries, etc.—
Teaching Staff 2,039.80 913.31 925.25 1,029.67
Other 30.79 51.19 102.70
Travelling, etc.—
Staff 54.60 46.63 50.77
Students 218.79 205.52 321.16
Class Expenses 421.53 18.83 10.22 20.47
TRAINING OF SOCIAL WORKERS TOTAL 2,461.33 1,236.32 1,238.81 1,524.77
SCHOOL OF SPEECH THERAPY—PER ST STUDENT
Salaries, etc.—
Teaching Staff 645.17
Other 18.58
Travelling, etc.—
Staff 8.46
Students 47.12
Class Expenses 9.95
SCHOOL OF SPEECH THERAPY TOTAL 729.28

Training Divisions Aberdeen Callendar Park Craigie Craig-Lockhart Dundee Dunfermline Hamilton Jordanhill Moray House Notre Dame
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
SPECIAL COURSES—PER SC STUDENT
Salaries, etc.—
Teaching Staff 580.60
Other 23.91
Travelling, etc.—
Staff 9.63
Students 9.49
Class Expenses 23.03
SPECIAL COURSES TOTAL 646.66
TRAINING DIVISIONS PER FTE STUDENT 1,396.51 1,441.07 1,640.73 1,069.11 1,537.45 1,370.22 1,394.95 1,380.47 1,361.23 1,295.07

Mr. George Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a list of organisations which submitted representations to him on the Scottish colleges of education prior to his announcement on 6 August.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

Prior to my right hon. Friend's announcement of 6 August, he received representations from the following organisations:—

  • The Association of Lecturers in Colleges of Education in Scotland.
  • The General Teaching Council for Scotland.
  • Board of Governors, Craigie college of education.
  • College Council, Callendar Park college of education.
  • Craiglockhart branch of ALCES.
  • National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers.
  • Board of governors and board of studies, Hamilton college of education.
  • Educational Institute of Scotland.
  • Students representative council, Hamilton college of education.
  • Board of governors and board of studies, Callendar Park college of education.
  • Scottish branch, National Union of Students.
  • Association of University Teachers (Scotland).
  • Governors, staff and students of Dunfermline college of education.
  • Association of Higher Academic Staff in Colleges of Education in Scotland.
  • Hamilton district council.
  • Board of governors and board of studies, Jordanhill college of education.
  • Board of governors, Craiglockhart college of education.
  • Presbytery of Hamilton.
  • Central region branch, National Association of Local Government Officers.
  • Falkirk district council.