Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 July 1999. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 July 1999 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many trainees have been placed in schools or are to be placed in schools under his scheme to train 600 new maths and science teachers on the job; and how many of the trainees are graduates in (a) maths and (b) science. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many trainees have been placed in schools or are to be placed in schools under his scheme to train 600 new maths and science teachers on the job; and how many of the trainees are graduates in (a) maths and (b) science. [92749] Ms Estelle Morris: The Teacher Training Agency (TTA) awarded a contract for the administration of the Maths and Science Placement Scheme in April. Over the next year, the programme will recruit 600 mature graduates in maths and science and match them to suitable vacancies in schools on the Graduate Teacher Programme. Approximately 300 will train as maths teachers and 300 as science teachers. We are still at an early stage of the scheme, but the TTA have already received 436 applications.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 92749; 336 c180W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Graduates Teachers Training Science Teacher Training Agency Mathematics
Contains statistics: Yes