§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students were recruited to courses of initial teacher training in the current year.
§ Mr. MacGregorA survey undertaken by my Department shows that 21,757 students entered courses of initial teacher training in 1989, an increase of 1,574 over 1988. Recruitment to primary courses was 12.7 per cent. higher than last year. Intakes to secondary courses overall were 1.5 per cent. above last year, and intakes to science courses were 3.2 per cent. up on last year, although recruitment in the shortage secondary subjects continued to fall short of targets. I am placing the principal results of the survey in the Library.