§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local education authority induction programmes for new teachers.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsInduction programmes are assessed within inspections carried out by Her Majesty's inspector of schools, whose reports I see.
Induction training funded under the grants for education support and training programme is assessed and taken account of in the consideration of LEA applications for GEST grant. Greater priority to improving induction training was given in the 1992–93 GEST programme. In addition I am funding a research project at University college of Wales, Swansea, aimed at developing guidance on induction programmes for schools in Wales.