§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what staff/student ratio in colleges of education has been set for the teaching of the new four-year bachelor of education degree; and when the Association of Lecturers in Colleges of Education agreed to this ratio.
§ Mr. Allan StewartIt will be for individual colleges of education, in formulating detailed proposals for new primary degree courses, to decide what staffing provision, within the total resources available to them, is appropriate for the teaching of these courses. No such decisions have yet been reached.
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§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what arrangements he has made for conversion courses to allow holders of primary teaching diplomas to convert them to the new degree of bachelor of education.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThis is a matter for colleges of education and other institutions that provide courses leading to teaching qualifications. Part-time degree courses for holders of teaching diplomas already exist in the Open University and at Stirling university. Moray House and St. Andrew's colleges of education are preparing courses for the same purpose and other colleges are expected to do so in due course.
Actual Estimated* Projected* Authority/Division 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Number of pupils in primary 1 of education authority primary schools Borders 1,250 1,271 1,218 1,042 1,108 1,100 — — — — — Central 3,839 3,743 3,548 3,286 3,179 3,200 — — — — — Dumfries and Galloway 1,870 1,842 1,702 1,577 1,573 1,600 — — — — — Fife 4,628 5,003 4,430 4,190 4,048 4,100 — — — — — Grampian 6,614 6,163 6,015 5,906 5,793 5,900 — — — — — Highland 2,905 2,816 2,747 2,654 2,590 2,600 — — — — — Lothian 9,240 8,807 8,221 7,755 7,565 7,600 — — — — — Orkney 256 260 255 240 320 300 — — — — — Strathclyde 33,635 31,485 30,537 28,011 27,753 28,000 — — — — — Tayside 5,263 4,843 4,673 4,408 4,375 4,400 — — — — — Western Isles 451 479 447 443 423 400 — — — — — Shetland 349 362 330 375 363 400 — — — — — SCOTLAND 70,300 67,074 64,123 59,887 59,090 59,700 62,100 63,400 62,900 62,100 62,800 Divisions of Strathclyde: Argyll and Bute 881 843 841 761 816 800 — — — — — Ayr 5,421 5,226 5,135 4,619 4,429 4,500 — — — — — Dunbarton 4,914 4,644 4,397 4,322 4,200 4,200 — — — — — Glasgow 9,562 8,810 8,496 7,558 7,798 7,900 — — — — — Lanark 7,723 7,249 7,140 6,491 6,317 6,400 — — — — — Renfrew 5,134 4,713 4,528 4,260 4,193 4,200 — — — — — Number of pupils in secondary 1 of education authority secondary schools Borders 1,568 1,643 1,615 1,500 1,544 1,500 — — — — — Central 5,188 4,717 4,612 4,395 4,278 4,200 — — — — — Dumfries and Galloway 2,393 2,534 2,498 2,384 2,336 2,200 — — — — — Fife 5,783 5,679 5,860 5,569 5,355 5,300 — — — — — Grampian 7,602 7,238 7,314 7,114 7,294 8,100 — — — — — Highland 3,379 3,424 3,303 3,236 3,203 3,200 — — — — — Lothian 12,456 11,216 11,042 10,235 9,919 10,000 — — — — — Orkney 347 304 320 294 306 300 — — — — — Strathclyde 46,474 43,187 42,028 39,216 38,922 37,300 — — — — — Tayside 6,187 6,247 6,062 6,007 5,796 5,600 — — — — — Western Isles 554 576 600 568 531 600 — — — — — Shetland 360 355 386 393 369 400 — — — — — SCOTLAND 92,291 87,120 85,640 80,911 79,853 78,700 71,800 66,000 63,000 60,500 57,500 Divisions of Strathclyde: Argyll and Bute 1,041 970 1,216 988 994 1,000 — — — — — Ayr 7,010 6,936 6,940 6,570 6,480 6,100 — — — — — Dunbarton 5,928 5,993 5,514 5,283 5,248 5,100 — — — — — Glasgow 16,117 12,767 12,175 11,299 10,845 10,500 — — — — — Lanark 9,855 10,010 9,850 9,297 9,509 8,800 — — — — — Renfrew 6,523 6,511 6,333 5,779 5,846 5,900 — — — — — * Figures have been rounded to nearest 100.