§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the distribution of religious teacher education places under the revised arrangements for teacher education recently announced; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe final decisions announced by my right hon. Friend on 8 November 1982 provided for annual admissions to secondary courses for specialised teachers of religious education as follows:
PGCE BEd Universities 120 — Voluntary colleges 99 105 Maintained institutions 21 — Note: Student numbers are expressed as full time equivalents.
535WIn addition to the provision for secondary specialists, there will be training for curriculum leaders in religious education for primary schools and, more widely, religious education as a component of primary courses generally.