HC Deb 06 May 1986 vol 97 c45W
52. Mr. Beaumont-Dark

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers have been trained in each of the last 10 years in mathematics, engineering and science.

Mr. Walden

It is not possible to give the number of teachers trained in engineering as this subject specialism is not identified for students from further education teacher training centres. Available information for successful student teachers trained for the secondary phase is as follows:

Great Britain: Higher education student numbers
Academic year 1978–79 1984–85
Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time Total
Engineering and technology 75,300 43,600 118,900 87,700 65,800 153,600
Sciences 82,600 17,800 100,400 108,400 20,500 128,900
of which mathematics 19,000 4,900 23,900 30,900 7,300 38,200

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