HC Deb 22 July 1926 vol 198 cc1430-1W
Mr. ERNEST EVANS

asked the President of the Board of Education the number of places provided for the training of teachers in university training departments and two-year training colleges for men and women, respectively, in the years 1902, 1912, 1922, and 1926?

Lord E. PERCY

The following table shows the figures of recognised accommodation in the years 1903, 1912, 1922 and 1926. Figures are not available for 1902. It should he observed that in 1903 the normal length of course at the university training departments was two years, and that they were not therefore, dis-

RECOGNISED ACCOMMODATION.
Year. For Men only. For Women only. For Men or Women. Total.
1902 Figures not available.
1903 In University Training Departments 500 534 402 1,436
In two-year Training colleges 1,751 3,554 350 5,655
Total 2,251 4,088 752 7,091
1912 In University Training Departments 441* 363* 1,804* 2,608*
In two-year Training Colleges 1,939 5,908 2,701 10,548
Total 2,380 6,271 4,505 13,156
1922 In University Training Departments 220 4,589 4,809
In Two-year Training Colleges 2,068† 7,515 2,600 12,183†
Total 2,288† 7,515 7,189 16,992†
1926 In University Training Departments 220 4,574 4,794
In Two-year Training Colleges 2,018 7,447 2,586‡ 12,051‡
Total 2,238 7,447 7,160 16,845
* For 1922 and onwards the recognised accommodation of the University Training Departments includes the places provided for both teachers in training for Elementary Schools and teachers in training for Secondary Schools. In 1912 there was no fixed accommodation for the latter, and the number of students who actually completed a course of Secondary training have been included in the figures quoted. In 1903 no corresponding course appears to have existed.
† In 1922 there were in addition 897 temporary places specially provided by, or in conjunction with, the Ministry of Labour for the ex-Service men students.
‡The figures for Reading University College Training Department (recognised accommodation 231) are included here.