HC Deb 07 March 1917 vol 91 cc386-7
71. Sir FRANCIS BLAKE

asked the President of the Board of Education whether, in view of the probable further reduction in the number of teachers employed in elementary schools, the Board is prepared to modify the provisions of Article 11 (c) of the code in order that, when recommended by the managers and the local education authority, the persons now excluded by that article may render national service as teachers during the War?

Mr. FISHER

I have received several communications on this subject, which is receiving my careful consideration, but I am not yet in a position to make any statement upon it.