asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East on 17 March, if he will list in the Official Report those universities, polytechnics and colleges of higher education currently running initial and in-service training courses for teachers which deal with aspects of microelectronics; what aspects are dealt with in each case; and if he will give more details of the subjects and courses covered;(2) if he will list in the
Official Report those in-service courses for teachers which are organised by Her Majesty's Inspectors, and those programmes which have been arranged regionally with support from his Department, dealing with aspects
Course
| Planned number of places
| Applications to date
|
| The use of microcomputers in schools | 60 | 42 |
| Recent developments in the teaching of sixth form physics | 30 | 41 |
| School science and microelectronics | 60 | 56 |
| Technology in school science—ways and means | 60 | 6 |
| Developments in Business Education* | 120 | 132 |
| Course for teachers of computer operations* | 30–40 | 25 |
| The role of computers in management education* | 40 | 5 |
*Intended primarily for teachers in further education establishments. | ||
The following regional courses have been organised with support from my
Location
| Course
| Planned number of places
| Number of teachers attending
|
| University of Warwick | The use of programmable calculators and micro-computers in science training | 16 | 20 |
| University of Leicester | Microcomputers in secondary schools | 30 | 30 |
| University of Southampton | The educational implications of microprocessors | 25 | 40 |
| University of Durham | Computer education | 25 | 26 |
| University of Newcastle | Microelectronics in education | 60 | 41 |
In the previous year two regional courses were attended by a total of 142 teachers. Information about regional courses proposed for the academic year 1980–81 is not yet available.