§ 13. Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Education what were the types of qualification of the 250 candidates admitted to training colleges in the autumn of 1962, who were categorised by the clearing house as having exceptional qualifications.
§ Mr. ChatawayDetails of the individual cases are not available, but these are normally older people whose capabilities and experience make them eminently suitable for a teaching career though their various academic qualifications will have been below the minimum prescribed in my right hon. Friend's regulations. In each case admission to the training course has to be specially authorised by the area training organisation.
§ Mr. BoydenDoes not this figure of 250 out of 17,000 show that the Ministry's recruiting campaign for this 397 category of student has failed? Will the hon. Gentleman take steps to see that the number is increased and that the training colleges accept more suitable unorthodox students?
§ Mr. ChatawayUnorthodox students will not necessarily be those who failed to have the minimum qualifications necessary. I would not, therefore, accept the implication in the hon. Gentleman's supplementary question.