47. Mr. Rostron Duckworthasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he is aware of the considerable increase in juvenile crime according to the latest statistics available and that one-third of the number of
| Statement showing the number of senior mixed and junior mixed departments of public elementary schools maintained by local education authorities, and the number of women head teachers employed in those departments on 31st March, in each of the years 1930–36. | ||||||
| England and Wales. | ||||||
| Year ended 31st March. | Senior Mixed. | Junior Mixed. | ||||
| Number of Departments. | Number of women Head Teachers. | Number of Departments. | Number of Women Head Teachers. | |||
| 1930 | … | … | 380 | 5 | 2,659 | 2,077 |
| 1931 | … | … | 505 | 7 | 3,285 | 2,436 |
| 1932 | … | … | 689 | 17 | 3,890 | 2,713 |
| 1933 | … | … | 817 | 13 | 4,379 | 2,897 |
| 1934 | … | … | 941 | 23 | 4,642 | 2,991 |
| 1935 | … | … | 991 | 18 | 4,906 | 3,106 |
| 1936 | … | … | 1,046 | 16 | 5,218 | 3,231 |
§ 50 and 51. Mr. Edeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education (1) how many schemes of reorganisation of elementary schools have been approved in the counties of West Suffolk and Salop, respectively;
(2) what percentage of the children in the counties of West Suffolk and Salop,
§ persons found guilty of larceny were boys and girls under the age of 17; and whether he proposes to take any steps to review that side of the educational system in the elementary and secondary schools which seeks to develop the character of the children?
Mr. LindsayThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The great importance of moral training is fully appreciated by the Board, the local education authorities and the teaching profession, and the methods of such training are continually under review.