§ Captain Kerbyasked the Minister of Education how many students were admitted to teacher training colleges in September, 1957, with less than the normal academic qualification of five passes at ordinary level in the General Certificate of Education; and how many of these students were men.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydAbout 150, of whom about 70 were men. These figures exclude students admitted to technical training colleges.
§ Captain Kerbyasked the Minister of Education how many students were admitted to teacher training colleges in September, 1957, as older students for a shortened one-year course of training; and how many of these students were women.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd205 students, of whom 103 were women, were admitted to shortened one-year courses of training in September, 1957. Such students are usually older than the average.
§ Captain Kerbyasked the Minister of Education how many women students have been unable to secure admission to training colleges for teachers during each of the years 1949 to 1957.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydI regret that this information is not available.
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§ Captain Kerbyasked the Minister of Education how many male students over the ages of 25 years, 30 years, 35 years, and 40 years, respectively, were admitted to teacher training colleges in September, 1957, for a two-year course of training.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydI regret that I cannot give the information for all these ages, but in September, 1956, 328 men over 25 were admitted to two-year courses of general teacher training. I will write to my hon. Friend when later figures are available.