§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the subjects for which draft general 249W certificate of secondary education syllabuses have been submitted by the Welsh Joint Education Council to the Secondary Examinations Council.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsI am informed by the Secondary Examinations Council that draft GCSE syllabuses have been submitted by the WJEC in the following subjects:
- Art & Design (6)
- Classical Subjects (3)
- Computer Studies (1)
- French (1)
- Home Economics (4)
- Physics (1)
- Welsh-First Language (1)
- Biology (2)
- CDT (3)
- Economics (1)
- Geography (2)
- Mathematics (1)
- Religious Studies (1)
- Welsh Literature (1)
- Business Studies (1)
- Chemistry (1)
- English Language (1)
- History (1)
- Music (1)
- Sciences (3)
- Welsh-Foundation (1)
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the subjects for which syllabuses submitted by the Welsh Joint Education Council have been approved by the Secondary Examinations Council.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsI am informed by the Secondary Examinations Council that it has approved GCSE syllabuses from the WJEC in the following subjects:
- Art & Design
- Classical Subjects
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Welsh (First Language)
- Biology
- Computer Studies
- Geography
- Religious Studies
- CDT
- Economics
- Home Economics
- Sciences
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the subjects whose general certificate of secondary education syallabuses have been received in schools in Wales.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe substantial progress which has been made with GCSE syllabus approval has enabled the WJEC to begin their distribution to local education authorities for onward transmission to secondary schools. Syllabuses, in final form, have already been sent to local education authorities in geography, music, biology, economics, English, history, Latin, classical civilisation, rural science, and physical education. The urgency of this task is fully appreciated by the WJEC and the local education authorities.
Mr. D. E.Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the subjects for which draft general certificate of secondary education syllabuses are still to be submitted by the Welsh Joint Education Council to the Secondary Examinations Councils.
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§ Mr. Wyn RobertsI am informed by the Secondary Examinations Council that it expects shortly to receive draft GCSE syllabuses from the WJEC in the following subjects:
- English Literature
- Sciences
- Welsh-Extended
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has of the cost per pupil per subject for books and equipment needed for the teaching of the new courses involved in preparing for the general certificate of secondary education.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsIt is for local education authorities to provide resources for the delivery of the curriculum in their schools, including a provision for GCSE courses. The Government have undertaken to supplement secondary school capitation allowances during the first GCSE courses through the education support grant mechanism.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list by local education authority the names of subjects for which training sessions have been held in Wales together with the number of teachers attending each session;
(2) if he will list the number of training sessions for the implementation of the general certificate of secondary education which have been held in each local education authority in Wales.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe following details have been provided by the WJEC who have informed me that attendance levels at seminars held to date have been variable:
WJEC GCSE Inset Seminars: 20 January-7 April 1986 LEA and Subject
Mid Glamorgan
- Art and Design
- English
- Music
- Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Home Economics
- Computer Studies
- CDT
- Economics
- Religious Education
- English
- Geography
- Biology
- History
West Glamorgan
- Physics
- Science
- Religious Education
- Mathematics
- English
- Biology
- History
- Computer Studies
- Economics
- Art and Design
South Glamorgan
- Religious Education
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Economics
- Computer Studies
- Physics
- Music
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- English
- History
Clwyd
- English
- CDT
- Mathematics
- French
- Business Studies
- English
- Economics
- Physics
- Geography
Gwent
- Biology
- Geography
- Music
- French
- English
- Home Economics
- History
- Religious Education
- Economics
- Physics
- Mathematics
Powys
- Geography
- Home Economics
- English
- Business Studies
- CDT
- Economics
- History
- Religious Education
- Mathematics
- French
- Economics
- Art and Design
Dyfed
- Home Economics
- Mathematics
- Art and Design
- Economics
- English
- Business Studies
- French
Gwynedd
- CDT