Teacher Training

HC Deb 23 January 1990 vol 165 cc612-3W

Mr. Gwilym Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the recruitment to teacher training courses in 1988 and 1989 in the public sector and the University of Wales colleges.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Details of teacher training students recruited in 1988 and 1989 are as follows:

	1988	1989
Public sector
BEd Primary	580	709
BEd Secondary	69	66
PGCE Primary	167	161
PGCE Secondary	97	89
Total	913	1,025
University sector
PGCE Primary	136	206

	1988	1989
PGCE Secondary	425	447
Total	561	653

Recruitment to courses in the public sector increased by 12 per cent. and to courses in the University of Wales by 16 per cent.