§ Mr. Wrightasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many supplementary courses are available at colleges of education designed to prepare primary teachers for secondary school work.
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§ Mr. RossCourses leading to the Teaching Qualification (Secondary Education) are offered by 5 colleges for teachers who already hold the Teaching Qualification (Primary Education) and who are graduates or are otherwise qualified for secondary work. Colleges also offer courses to graduate teachers who require additional academic qualifications to teach a particular subject. The number of courses in these categories depends on the demand.
Dundee College of Education offer a course (one year part-time, 2 years fulltime) for non-graduate primary teachers who wish to take the degree of B.Ed. and a Teaching Qualification (Secondary Education). Dunfermline College of Physical Education offer a one-year course to non-graduate primary teachers who wish to obtain a Teaching Qualification (Secondary Education) in Physical Education.
College 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969* Aberdeen … … … 94 155 201 252 253 Dundee † … … … — — — 42 89 Jordanhill … … … — 66 107 161 214 Moray House … … … — 79 122 185 250 Total … … … 94 300 430 640 806 * Provisional. † At Dundee College of Education students are enrolled initially in the Primary Certificate course and are not selected for the BEd course until the second year. The figures do not include these first year students.