§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the cost of his proposed one-year training scheme for primary school teachers; and what is the cost of training primary school teachers on conventional teacher training courses.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThere is no standard unit of resource figure for primary initial teacher training students. The cost of training any current primary student will vary according to the type and length of course, the institution
Name Kingshurst CTC Solihull Emmanuel College Tyneside Dixons CTC Bradford Site Kingshurst School site St. John Fisher School site Newby Square, Bradford LEA Solihull Gateshead Bradford Opening Dates 1988 1990 1990 Planned number of pupils 1,150 900 980 Total Capital cost £ million 9.71 8.61 9.16 Exchequer contribution £ million 7.60 6.89 7.33 Sponsors' contribution (i) committed 1 £ million 2.11 1.72 1.83 (ii) confirmed2 £ million 3.07 1.60 2.90 Principal Sponsors Hanson Trust Peter Vardy Dixons plc, Mr. Haking Wong Contracts awarded to sponsors None Building Contract—Laings Northern None
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Name Leigh CTC Dartford Britschool CCTA Croydon Djanogly CTC Nottingham Site Downs School site Site of Selhurst Tertiary Centre Sherwood Rise, Nottingham LEA Kent Croydon Nottinghamshire Opening dates 1990 1991 1989 Planned number of pupils 1,250 720 1,000 Total Capital cost £ million 8.95 10.00 9.75 Exchequer contribution £ million 7.16 8.00 8.20 Sponsors' contribution (i) committed 1£ million 1.79 2.00 1.56 (ii) confirmed 2 £ million 1.82 2.94 2.04 Principal Sponsors Sir Geoffrey Leigh The British Record Industry Trust Sir Harry Djanogly Contracts awarded to sponsors None None None attended and whether or not the student attracts grant from the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The same will be true of the proposed one-year courses.
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what consultations he has had with parent-teacher associations on his proposal to introduce one-year courses for primary school teachers.
§ Mr. Robin SquireMy right hon. Friend has circulated his proposals for the reform of primary initial teacher training to the National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations.