§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 18 September 2003,Official Report, column 985W, on Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (Citizenship), how many places (a) have been taken up and (b) were available for PGCE history courses in each year between 2001 and 2003; what percentage of teacher training institutions offer PGCE Citizenship courses; and if he will make a statement. [131950]
§ Mr. MilibandThe table shows the number of entrants to Postgraduate Certificate in Education courses in history and the number of places allocated to institutions in England by the Teacher Training Agency since 2001/02.
Places Entrants1 2001/02 941 922 2002/03 977 982 2003/042 998 n/a 1 Does not include trainees on undergraduate or employment-based routes. 2 The number of entrants to initial teacher training in 2003/04 is not yet available. Source:
TTA
Currently 13 per cent. of providers of initial teacher training courses in England offer a Postgraduate Certificate in Education course in Citizenship.