HC Deb 18 January 1977 vol 924 c79W
16. Mr. Beith

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what progress she has made with her plans to encourage the provision of short in-service courses for teachers in subjects for which there is a shortage of teachers.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

Ten teacher training institutions have recently been invited to investigate the possibility of providing one-year retraining courses in craft, design and technology, for both serving teachers and those who are not currently in teaching service. The Department hopes shortly to make a similar approach to selected institutions with respect to retraining courses for mathematics teaching.