§ 41. Sir T. Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he proposes to take to increase the number of certificated school teachers, and to retain science and mathematical teachers in the educational service of Scotland.
§ Mr. J. StuartIn order to increase the number of certificated teachers, I propose to continue the scheme of special recruitment started by my predecessor last August. It is having a satisfactory response. As regards the second part of the Question, I have no evidence that a greater proportion of the teachers of mathematics and science is leaving the educational service than of teachers of other subjects.
§ Sir T. MooreIs not the real solution, as I have said on many occasions, to give teachers an adequate salary with a proper relation to what they would get from private employers? After all, do not inducements apply to teachers as much as to the rest of us?
§ Mr. John RankinDoes the right hon. Gentleman consider that it is of more advantage to the teaching profession to send teachers to do forestry work than to keep them in the schools?