§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will conduct a survey of the teacher training institutions to establish what strategies they have in place to enable new teachers to assist left-handed pupils with their writing. [25367]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe Office for Standards in Education publishes reports following its inspections of initial teacher training courses. The Teacher Training Agency accredits course providers to ensure that they meet the Secretary of State's criteria. These criteria require new teachers to be able to identify and to respond appropriately to relevant individual differences between pupils. Despite being left-handed, I see no need for further information from providers in this respect.