§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary for Education and Science if he will give the entry qualifications to start a course as a state registered chiropodist; what is the length of time studied for such a course; if he will place in the Official Report the time given to theoretical and practical studies; and if he will make a statement on the possibility of giving graduate status for such students.
§ Mr. BrookeThe normal entrance requirements for courses leading to state registration as a chiropodist consist of five GCE passes, including one in English language, and one in a science subject, and of which two should be at advanced level. Courses are of three years duration. An average of about 40 per cent. of course time is devoted to practical clinical work and the remainder to theoretical work. Applications for degree courses within the
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Infant classes in primary schools Nursery schools and classes Number of pupils Percentage of 3 and 4-year-old population Number of pupils Percentage of 3 and 4-year-old population Barking 1,291 34 1,339 35 Barnet 1,875 27 2,229 31 Bexley 805 15 592 11 Brent 1,950 30 2,277 35 Bromley 1,017 15 120 2 Croydon 2,477 31 608 8 Ealing 974 13 2,762 36 Enfield 1,977 31 1,372 21 Haringey 1,563 32 2,209 45 Harrow 657 13 809 16 Havering 1,822 31 236 4 Hillingdon 1,123 19 2,586 43 Hounslow 385 7 3,221 60 Kingston-upon-Thames 758 24 916 30 Merton 888 22 1,619 42 Newham 840 13 3,634 60 Redbridge 776 14 463 9 Richmond-upon-Thames 948 26 594 17 Sutton 48 1 624 15 Waltham Forest 1,024 18 2,287 39 Inner London 7,680 14 20,779 40 Birmingham 8,546 32 7,746 28 Coventry 2,519 31 1,901 23 Dudley 970 13 1,951 25 Sandwell 2,474 31 3,088 39 Solihull 1,558 33 1,206 25 Walsall 2,366 33 3,941 56 Wolverhampton 1,072 16 3,753 56 Knowsley 1,164 22 1,444 28 Liverpool 3,897 31 5,630 45 St. Helens 1,653 33 954 19 Sefton 2,230 31 2,019 28 Wirral 2,586 29 1,552 17 Bolton 2,209 29 2,415 33 Bury 1,391 30 832 18 Manchester 1,969 17 5,834 52 Oldham 1,997 32 1,779 28 Rochdale 1,907 30 1,749 28 Salford 1,851 31 2,894 49 Stockport 2,321 32 962 12 Tameside 1,784 32 2,240 39 Trafford 341 6 588 11 Wigan 2,726 32 1,925 23 Barnsley 1,009 18 2,722 49 Doncaster 2,387 31 2,964 38 maintained sector are considered by my right hon. Friend who would, in particular, need to be convinced that a new degree level course was essential to meet the operational needs of the profession.