Research and Documentation Centre for Programmed Learning and National Council for Educational Technology

HC Deb 20 April 1967 vol 745 c135W

Mr. van Straubenzee

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what will be the relationship between the Research and Documentation Centre for Programmed Learning at the University of Birmingham and the new National Council for Educational Technology.

Mr. Crosland

The Council will cover the whole field of educational technology,

NUMBER OF SCHOOLS—JANUARY, 1965
		Maintained schools	Direct grant schools	Independent schools recognised as efficient
		Primary	Secondary	Grammar	Other*
Mainly Boarding
Boys	…	—	7	12	34	455
Girls	…	—	—	1	16	189
Mixed	…	1	7	—	63	52
Total	…	1	14	13	113	696
Mainly Day
Boys	…	1	56	29	—	143
Girls	…	—	25	21	—	149
Mixed	…	6	37	1	2	82
Total	…	7	118	51	2	374
Day only
Boys	…	302	1,234	41	—	104
Girls	…	320	1,273	73	—	127
Mixed	…	22,252	3,224	1	29	238
Total	…	22,874	5,731	115	29	469
All Schools
Boys	…	303	1,297	82	34	702
Girls	…	320	1,298	95	16	465
Mixed	…	22,259	3,268	2	94	372
Total	…	22,882	5,863	179	144	1,539
* Mainly special schools.