§ MR. YOXALL (Nottingham, W,)I beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education, whether he will say how many Junior Inspectors of Schools have been appointed during the Parliamentary Recess; and whether he will lay upon the Table a Return showing what experience as teachers in the kind of School they are appointed to inspect is possessed by the persons appointed, if any.
§ THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION (Sir J. GORST,) Cambridge UniversityTwelve Junior Inspectors have been appointed during the Parliamentary Recess. The answer to the second paragraph of the Question is in the negative.
§ MR. YOXALLI beg also to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education, whether certificated teachers, who are members of a British University and possess experience of the work customary in public elementary schools, may be candidates for the post of Junior Inspector of such schools; and, if so, have any such been appointed since the grade of Junior Inspector came into existence.
§ SIR J. GORSTThe answer to both Questions is in the affirmative.