§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East on 17 March, if he will list in the Official Report those universities, polytechnics and colleges of higher education currently running initial and in-service training courses for teachers which deal with aspects of microelectronics; what aspects are dealt with in each case; and if he will give more details of the subjects and courses covered;
(2) if he will list in the Official Report those in-service courses for teachers which are organised by Her Majesty's Inspectors, and those programmes which have been arranged regionally with support from his Department, dealing with aspects
Course Planned number of places Applications to date The use of microcomputers in schools 60 42 Recent developments in the teaching of sixth form physics 30 41 School science and microelectronics 60 56 Technology in school science—ways and means 60 6 Developments in Business Education* 120 132 Course for teachers of computer operations* 30–40 25 The role of computers in management education* 40 5 *Intended primarily for teachers in further education establishments. The following regional courses have been organised with support from my
Location Course Planned number of places Number of teachers attending University of Warwick The use of programmable calculators and micro-computers in science training 16 20 University of Leicester Microcomputers in secondary schools 30 30 University of Southampton The educational implications of microprocessors 25 40 University of Durham Computer education 25 26 University of Newcastle Microelectronics in education 60 41 In the previous year two regional courses were attended by a total of 142 teachers. Information about regional courses proposed for the academic year 1980–81 is not yet available.