§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how often the National Committee for In-service Training of Teachers has met since its reconstitution; what recommendations have been made; and what has been the practical result of the committee's deliberations.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe National Committee has met five times since its reconstitution. It has made representations to my right hon. Friend about tuition fees for in-service training courses; has commented on the implications for in-service training of the recommendations of the Pack, Munn and Dunning Reports; has published a programme of national courses for 1977–78 and drawn up a programme for 1978–79; and has set up a working group to consider the future development of in-service training.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to announce the quota of student intake into each Scottish college of education for session 1978–79; and if he will list in the Official Report the criteria being applied to each college in reaching the final figure.
§ Mr. McElhoneMy right hon. Friend proposes to make a statement shortly about overall levels of intake to courses of teacher training for session 1978–79 the distribution of intake among the colleges of education, and the priority to be given to certain subjects in the selection of students for secondary training.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of qualified teachers in (a) primary, and (b) 528W secondary fields who are registered as unemployed, at the latest available date.
§ Mr. McElhoneOn 9th March 1978, the latest available date, 577 qualified primary teachers and 369 qualified secondary teachers were registered as unemployed in Scotland.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the number of teaching staff required by each local education authority in (a) primary, and (b) secondary schools for session 1978–79; and how this compares with session 1977–78.
§ Mr. McElhoneIt is for each education authority to determine its school staffing requirements for session 1978–79 in the light of its own estimates of needs and priorities within its area. The numbers of teachers—expressed in full-time equivalent terms—employed by education authorities in primary and secondary schools at the time of the September 1977 school census are set out below:
Thousands Authority Primary Secondary Borders 0.53 0.50 Central 1.57 1.46 Dumfries and Galloway 0.81 0.78 Fife 1.73 1.81 Grampian 2.52 2.47 Highland 1.15 1.08 Lothian 3.66 3.67 Strathclyde 12.17 13.33 Tayside 1.98 2.12 Orkney 0.12 0.11 Shetland 0.15 0.12 Western Isles 0.21 0.21
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of qualified teachers for (a) primary, and (b) secondary schools expected to graduate from Scottish colleges of education at the end of session 1977–78, giving a breakdown per college, and showing how this compares with the actual figures for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. McElhoneReturns from colleges of education indicate that at the beginning of the current session a total of 3,427 students—1,712 primary and 1,715 secondary—were admitted to one-year courses of teacher training or were embarking on the final year of longer courses. Some of these students may not, however, complete their courses successfully. Figures for each college and the 529W actual figures for each of the past five years are set out below:
Students successfully completing training 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 College Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Aberdeen … … 343 550 341 421 344 403 Callendar Park … 215 — 261 — 199 — Craigie … … 192 — 209 7 181 10 Craiglockhart … 114 12 142 14 117 20 Dundee … … 250 232 242 247 228 224 Dunfermline … — 154 — 101 — 174 Hamilton … … 265 — 318 — 219 71 Jordanhill … … 466 1,257 472 1,094 414 972 Moray House … 424 881 387 836 399 760 Notre Dame … 411 153 413 171 319 219 Totals … 2,680 3,239 2,785 2,891 2,420 2,853
Students successfully completing training Students in final year 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 College Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Aberdeen … … 331 388 235 312 208 175 Callendar Park … 170 — 152 — 131 — Craigie … … 175 11 121 12 120 14 Craiglockhart … 130 29 93 29 80 37 Dundee … … 226 210 145 163 113 105 Dunfermline … — 168 — 141 — 68 Hamilton … … 254 67 201 73 189 56 Jordanhill … … 444 1,135 378 923 367 601 Moray House … 419 831 337 561 270 411 Notre Dame … 300 219 260 218 234 248 Totals … 2,449 3,058 1,922 2,432 1,712 1,715