§ 28. Mr. MAXTONasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers with qualifications under Chapter V of the Regulations for the Training of Teachers were employed in advanced-division schools or courses in Scotland for the years 1929, 1931, 1932, and 1933, respectively?
§ Mr. SKELTONThe number of teachers qualified under Chapter V of the Regulations for the Training of Teachers who were employed in schools with separately staffed advanced divisions was 565 at 31st March, 1933. The corresponding numbers in the same schools were 407 in 1929, 478 in 1931 and 505 in 1932. The number of such teachers employed in advanced division courses that are not separately staffed is not available and cannot be obtained without an expenditure of time that does not seem to me to be justified.
§ Mr. MAXTONIs any attempt being made to raise the standard of qualifications of teachers employed in these schools?
§ Mr. SKELTONThe hon. Gentleman will see, when he looks at the answer that I have given, that the number of teachers is constantly increasing.
§ Mr. MAXTONIf the hon. Gentleman will look at his own figures, he will see that they are going up and down.