§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) when she intends to publish the summary of the first draft report of the primary sweep inspection of teacher education departments; [4375]
(2) if she will list the head teachers who will be responsible for conducting the re-inspection of teacher education departments; and if she will publish their CVs. [4377]
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§ Mr. ForthThese are matters for Her Majesty's chief inspector of schools, who heads the Office for Standards in Education. I have asked Mr. Chris Woodhead to write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when she intends to publish her proposals for a national curriculum for teacher education. [4376]
§ Mr. ForthIn her announcement on 18 September, my right hon. Friend made it clear that the first stage of the national curriculum would be primary English and mathematics. The proposals on this will be published for consultation early in 1997.
Proposals on the curriculum for secondary English and mathematics, and primary and secondary science, will be published later.
§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what representations she has received from the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals on the issue of the re-inspection of teacher education departments. [4389]
§ Mr. ForthNone. My right hon. Friend expects all providers of initial teacher training to give inspectors access; that is a condition of their public funding.