§ 3. Miss HORSBRUGHasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has been successful in securing the earlier issue of results of the leaving certificate examination which he had in view?
§ Mr. SKELTONMy right hon. Friend has secured that the intimation of the results of the leaving certificate examination was completed some six weeks earlier than has hitherto been possible. The lists of successful candidates were issued to all schools on 13th June and the results in individual subjects on the following day.
§ 4. Miss HORSBRUGHasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what questions have been recently under the consideration of the advisory council set up under Section 20 of the Education (Scotland) Act, 1918?
§ Mr. SKELTONThe Advisory Council have at present under their consideration the following remit:
To consider the position of technical education in the day school system of Scotland and to advise as to developments which may be desirable in order to establish a closer relation between day school work and the industries requiring technical knowledge and ability.This inquiry is of the greatest importance both from the educational and from the industrial point of view. A report on a previous inquiry, namely, as to the training of the woman primary school teacher, has recently been published and has aroused considerable interest in educational circles.