§ 41. Mr. FIELDasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that dissatisfaction exists among English teachers on account of insufficient salaries; whether he can state how many resignations have been sent in during the last twelve months; and whether he can explain in what way the classes whose teachers have resigned are now taught?
Mr. FISHERI have reason to believe that, with the help of the additional funds provided by Parliament, the grounds of dissatisfaction have been considerably diminished, though I cannot say that the remuneration of the teaching profession has yet been put on a satisfactory basis or that teachers in all areas and all schools are satisfied. I have no information as to the number of teachers who have resigned or as to the arrangements made for the particular classes affected by such resignations.
§ Mr. LYNCHMay I ask if this opportunity may be seized of raising the whole status of teachers in Great Britain, so as to give also a lead to Ireland?