§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in the light of the Lancaster University study on educational methods, he will initiate further research into the relative merits of primary teaching methods.
§ Mr. McElhoneA number of recent research studies in Scotland have examined the various factors, including teaching methods, which determine the attainment of primary school children, and Her Majesty's inspectors of schools keep the standards of primary education constantly under review. I do not have plans to initiate further study at the present time into comparison of the effect of teaching methods.