§ 22. Mr. StottTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the measures he is taking to reduce teacher shortages.
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§ 25. Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the measures he is taking to reduce teacher shortages.
§ 56. Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on teacher shortages.
§ 61. Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement about the measures to reduce teacher shortages.
§ Mr. ButcherOur action programme to combat teacher shortages was launched three years ago at a cost so far of £50 million. The programme includes a £1,300 bursary for trainee teachers in maths, physics, CDT and, from this September, in chemistry; an energetic teacher recruitment publicity campaign spearheaded by the teaching as a career unit; in-service training for under-qualified teachers and new courses of initial teacher training. From next April, under the education support grant programme, we shall be supporting expenditure of up to £2 million on local measures to boost the recruitment of former teachers and mature entrants to teaching.
§ 34. Mr. Bernie GrantTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the measures he is taking to reduce teacher shortages in London and the south-east.
§ 63. Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the measures he is taking to reduce teacher shortages in London and the south-east.
§ Mrs. RumboldOur action programme to combat teacher shortages has cost some £50 million over the last three years. Many of the measures have been targeted specifically at tackling the problems in London and the south-east. That action programme is continuing and will be reinforced as necessary. We have recently announced that the education support grant programme for 1990–91 will include support for up to £2 million on measures to boost the recruitment of mature entrants and teachers returning to the profession. I would expect many of the local authorities in London and the south-east to bid for inclusion within this programme.