§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will publish a table showing(a) the number of in-service training courses offered by his Department in design in each of the past five years, (b) the cost of each year's programme and (c) the number of teachers participating in such courses.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe details requested are given in the table. The courses range in length from one to six days arid involve not only school teachers but also lecturers arid advisers. The courses are organised and run by Her Majesty's inspectorate with contributions from others knowledgeable in the field, including industrialists. The costs stated include the charges made by the venues for facilities, the fees and subsistence of speakers and the cost of materials and all tuition.
The courses are often heavily over-subscribed and attract applications from Europe as well as the United Kingdom.
Year Number of Courses Number of participants Cost (£) 1984 10 746 21,629 1985 5 477 13,160 1986 7 591 16,796 1987 7 650 22,465 1988 12 1,113 29,864
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will publish a table showing the number of(a) teacher training colleges offering courses in design and (b) student teacher's training design courses in each of the past five years.
§ Mrs. RumboldTwenty-five institutions in England and Wales offer secondary phase initial teacher training courses in craft, design and technology. Design may also form a significant part in the subject studies element in primary phase courses and secondary phase courses in art and in art and design. The table shows the number of students recruited to secondary phase courses in craft, design and technology in each of the last five years:
Year Number 1984 487 1985 452 1986 551 1987 754 1988 783 Source: DES annual survey of recruitment to initial teacher training.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many local education authorities have advisers or inspectors who specialise in design.
§ Mrs. RumboldThis information is not collected centrally.