§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funds she proposes to make available for the introduction of vocational GCSEs; and if specific provision will be made for the cost of training teachers in the new subject areas. [41205]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe Department will fund a £38 million programme over 2002–04 to expand vocational opportunities at key stage 4—including support for the introduction of the new GCSEs in vocational subjects in September 2002. A programme of training and support for teachers in each of the new GCSEs' subject areas is already under way and will continue into the new academic year.