§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those colleges of education which may have to be closed or put to alternative use during the next two years.
§ Mr. PrenticeIt has so far been decided that the following colleges should cease to admit students to initial teacher training with effect from the dates shown:
September 1975
- Alnwick, Northumberland
- Mary Ward, Nottinghamshire
- Radbrook, Salop
- Saffron Walden, Essex
September 1976
- Coloma, Bromley
- St. Paul's Newbold Revel, Warwickshire
- Wentworth Castle, Barnsley.
It will not be possible to say which other colleges will be similarly affected until discussions now underway with those concerned have been completed. As
Scotland England Wales Total 1st January 1973 … … None 3,232 4 3,236 1st January 1974 … … None 2,911 4 2,915 1st January 1975 … … None 2,883 4 2,887 My Department does not deal with education in Scotland or primary and secondary education in Wales, the responsibility for which rests with the Scottish Office and Welsh Office respectively.