§ Mr. Peter GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many secondary schools(a) have a member of staff specialising in religious education and (b) have no such member of staff. [3626]
§ Mr. ForthThe Department does not collect detailed information about the deployment of teachers in individual schools. However, the 1992 secondary school staffing survey indicated that over 90 per cent. of schools had at least one teacher with an RE qualification.
§ Mr. GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many teachers in training for secondary school posts are specialising in religious education. [3625]
§ Mr. ForthIn 1995–96, 494 students entered courses of initial teacher training in which religious eduction was either the main or second subject.