§ Mr. Mackintoshasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he has given to the colleges of education about the criteria to be employed in selecting from among the applicants when allocating the restricted number of places now available in the colleges for the forthcoming academic year.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe colleges have been told it is considered essential, in selecting students for secondary training, to give priority to applicants in subjects where the national supply of teachers is short and that students already following courses of higher education under the special recruitment scheme should be admitted to teacher training if they are judged to be suitable for it, regardless of the subjects in which they wish to take a teaching qualification.
§ Mr. Mackintoshasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will reconsider the limitations on places available in the other colleges of education in Scotland if the present occupation of Moray House, Edinburgh, by the students persists throughout the summer thus making any administration and admission of students to Moray House impossible.
§ Mr. McElhoneNo difficulty is expected to arise over admissions next668W session to courses at Moray House College of Education.