§ MR. A. C. MORTON (Peterborough)I beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education whether the Education Department intend to adhere to the qualifications as set out in the Code for teachers of art classes; and, if so, can he say why exemptions 470 are allowed in certain cases, but not generally?
§ THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL (Mr. ACLAND, York, W.R., Rothorham)Some few cases—not more than six in the last two years— have occurred in which teachers have been specially recognised as teachers of art classes, though they had not passed the examinations laid down in the Science and Art Directory. In all these cases it was shown, to the satisfaction of the Department, that though the proposed teacher had not passed these specific examinations, he or she had given evidence of possessing the requisite skill and knowledge. These exemptions were, for the most part, made on the representation of the Local Authority, that they were desirable in the interests of art instruction in the neighbourhood.