§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will exempt students on four year B.Ed (Hons) courses from paying fees for the fourth year. [39166]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisWe have already announced that trainee teachers on postgraduate certificate of education (PGCE) courses will not have to make means-tested contributions towards tuition fees. We see PGCE courses as a priority, as this is the route followed by most trainee secondary teachers, and under-recruitment has only affected secondary training courses to date. We have no plans to make similar provision for BEd courses, but continue to monitor recruitment to all courses.