HC Deb 17 February 1981 vol 999 c83W
Mr. Cadbury

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report the average cost per student of the final year of those courses which lead to the qualifications of postgraduate certificate of education; and how many students attended the above courses in England and Wales in the most recent year for which he has figures.

Dr. Boyson

Numbers of students on the final year of postgraduate initial teacher training courses in England and Wales in November 1979 were as follows:

Postgraduate Certificate in Education Other postgraduate initial teacher training courses
Universities
Full-time 5,014 38
Part-time 1 24
Other establishments
Full-time 3,760 948
Part-time 22

Expenditure information is not available in the form requested, but the institutional recurrent unit cost of education faculties at universities in Great Britain in the financial year 1979–80 was £3,815 at November 1980 prices.