§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has any plans to assist local education authorities in developing child care facilities for teachers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldOur proposed education support grant programme for 1990–91 includes support for expenditure of over £2 million on local recruitment measures to attract back more former teachers and to recruit mature entrants. The invitation to bid made it clear that it is for each LEA to develop its own recruitment model, but suggested that models might include the establishment of supporting and flexible working practices together with child care
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Higher Education students in Great Britain Thousands 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Full-time first degree students1 University 245.1 251.2 253.4 250.0 244.2 241.7 242.9 246.4 250.7 Polytechnics/Colleges 204.3 208.2 227.8 245.9 261.2 270.1 274.7 280.5 288.1 Part-time first and higher degree students1 University2 99.6 99.7 104.2 108.1 110.9 113.4 115.8 120.5 126.5 FTE3 34.9 34.9 36.5 37.8 38.8 39.7 40.5 42.2 44.3 Polytechnics/Colleges 168.1 181.1 185.8 188.5 195.3 195.1 210.0 228.4 232.7 FTE3 58.8 63.4 65.0 66.0 68.3 68.3 73.5 80.0 81.5 Full-time students Postgraduate 60.7 61.0 60.3 57.1 59.6 61.5 65.9 69.1 69.9 provision. In addition, I have encouraged local education authorities and school governors to respond to requests for the after-hours use of schools for child care.