Teacher Training Colleges

HC Deb 17 November 1992 vol 214 c140W

Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proposals he has to reform teacher training colleges.

Sir Wyn Roberts

We have already announced the changes to be made to the initial teacher training of teachers for secondary schools. The main thrust of these reforms is that schools should play a much larger part in initial teacher training as full partners of higher education institutions.

The target date for the reform of initial teacher training for primary teachers is 1 September 1994. Our aim is to make primary phase teacher training more school-based and more closely related to the needs of schools.