§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many people have accepted places on the fast-track scheme; and how many of them started their course;[8399]
(2) how many fast-track trainees started courses in September; and what subjects they are being trained to teach.[8403]
§ Mr. TimmsOne hundred and twenty people accepted places on the fast-track teaching programme in this its first year. Nine have deferred taking up their places until autumn 2002. One hundred and eleven started a year of enhanced initial teacher training at nine of England's best ITT providers in September. They are training in the following areas:
Number Primary 27 Secondary English 23 Geography 10 History 11 Information and Communications Technology 1 Modern Foreign Languages 10 Mathematics 6 Music 3 Science 19 Withdrawn since starting training 1 Total 111