§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers are being trained to teach science; and what proportion this is of the total number of teachers in training.
§ Mr. OakesIn 1975, the latest year for which figures are available, 1,908, or 18 per cent. of the 10,658 students following full-time postgraduate courses of initial teacher training were specialising in science subjects. Students on non-graduate teacher training courses often study more than one main subject. Of 123,324 main options recorded in 1975, 10,621 or 8.6 per cent. were in science subjects.