§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people applied for B.Ed. teacher training courses in Scotland in each year from 1993 to 1997, broken down by country of origin of application. [45970]
§ Mr. WilsonInformation on domicile of applicants to BEd teacher training courses is not held centrally. The information which is available is given in the table:
Applications to BEd teacher education courses in Scotland,1993–1997 by sector of teaching Year Primary Secondary Total 1993–94 3,234 1,035 4,269 1994–95 3,417 1,108 4,525 1995–961 7,581 1,682 9,263 1996–971 6,007 1,423 7,430 1997–981 5,801 1,284 7,085 1 From 1995–96, BEd applications come through UCAS. Under these new arrangements, all applications are counted in the figures, rather than just an applicants first choice
§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people applied for post-graduate teacher training in Scotland in each year from 1993 to 1997 broken down(a) by sector of application, primary and secondary, and (b) by country of origin of application. [45969]
§ Mr. WilsonInformation on domicile of applicants to postgraduate teacher training is not held centrally. Information on applicants by sector of application is given in the table:
Applications to postgraduate teacher education courses in Scotland, 1993–1997 by sector of teaching Year Primary Secondary Total 1993–94 1,627 3,325 4,952 1994–95 1,730 3,472 5,202 1995–96 1,800 3,201 5,001 1996–97 1,748 2,716 4,464 1997–98 1,586 2,659 4,245