§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many students who entered initial teacher training are specialising in nursery education for each of the last 10 years;
(2) how many students who entered all forms of initial teacher training are specialising in early years education, up to seven years old, for each of the last 10 years;
(3) how many post graduate certificate for education students have entered initial teacher training specialised in primary school teaching for each of the last 10 years;
(4) how many students have entered all forms of initial teacher training specialising in primary education for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mrs. RumboldInformation is not available on the number of students entering initial teacher training who specialise in nursery education. The first table gives the numbers of students entering courses of initial teacher training specialising in early years education since 1986. The second table shows numbers of students entering primary courses of initial teacher training since 1982. These are the years for which, in each case, information is available.684W
Table 1. Recruitment to Initial Teacher Training Courses for Early Years. 1986 1987 1988 PGCE 292 437 836 BEd 1,105 1,168 1,771 Total 1,397 1,605 2,607 Source: DES annual survey of recruitment to initial teacher training.
Note: Figures include all courses of initial teacher training for the age ranges 3–7, 3–8, 4–7 and 4–8.
Table 2. Recruitment to Primary Phase Courses of Initial Teacher Training PGCE BEd Total 1982 1,357 5,078 6,435 1983 1,740 5,682 7,422 1984 2,003 6,254 8,257 1985 2,328 6,466 8,794 1986 2,707 6,257 8,964 1987 3,134 6,970 10,104 1988 3,727 7,646 11,373 Source: DES annual survey of recruitment to initial teacher training.