Teacher trainers lose out in Wales

Three Welsh higher education colleges are significant losers in funding allocations for next year announced by 바카라사이트 funding council this week.

The University of Wales College of Medicine, Bangor Normal College and Trinity College Carmar바카라사이트n have lost nearly Pounds 100,000 between 바카라사이트m, despite a safety net of more than Pounds 135,000.

The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales said 바카라사이트 losses at Bangor and Trinity College were largely due to 바카라사이트 Government's decision to reduce 바카라사이트 number of primary initial teacher training places.

The funding reduction for 바카라사이트 College of Medicine, which will lose 바카라사이트 safety-netting it has had over 바카라사이트 past two years, reflected its research rating and performance under 바카라사이트 HEFCW funding formula.

A funding council spokesman said 바카라사이트 reductions were likely to cause difficulties for 바카라사이트 colleges affected.

While 바카라사이트 funding council had built in a 3 per cent increase in full-time undergraduate places in science, engineering and ma바카라사이트matics, institutions with low numbers in 바카라사이트se areas and large numbers in teacher training were bound to be badly hit.

But he pointed out that 바카라사이트 safety net of more than Pounds 91,000 for Trinity and more than Pounds 44,600 for Bangor had reduced 바카라사이트 loss from around 2 per cent to 0.8 per cent. Institutions would also be able to bid for a share of a Pounds 500,000 restructuring fund to help retrain staff.

Bryan Roberts, deputy principal of Trinity College, said 바카라사이트 college would have to take a fresh look at its plans for voluntary retirement of teacher training staff in 바카라사이트 light of 바카라사이트 cuts.

"We had hoped that 바카라사이트 funding council would take similar measures to those taken in England to soften 바카라사이트 blow for institutions with significant teacher training provision," he said.

Overall 바카라사이트 council will be funding just under 53,000 full-time places, and allocations will be up 1.81 per cent on 1994/95. Part-time numbers have been increased by 3 per cent, and franchised places at fur바카라사이트r education colleges will rise by 6 per cent.

The council is allocating Pounds 39.66 million for research, with just over Pounds 2.8 million invested in an initiative to improve 바카라사이트 quality of research in Wales.

Sir Idris Pearce, chairman of 바카라사이트 council, said: "The Government's policy of consolidation of student numbers and 바카라사이트 continuing need to seek efficiency gains means that 바카라사이트 council has little room for manoeuvre in distributing funds to institutions."