§ 39. Miss Herbisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many students have been enrolled to date under the Teachers' Special Recruitment Scheme: how many are already graduates, honours and ordinary; how many are studying for a degree; and how many are taking the non-graduate course at a training college.
§ Mr. Henderson StewartBy 14th February, 1953, the number of persons selected for admission to the Special Recruitment Scheme was 773; of these 111 were already graduates, honours or ordinary; 218 have been accepted for a degree course and 190 for the non-graduate course at a training college. I congratulate the hon. Lady on the success of the Scheme for which she was so largely responsible.
§ Miss HerbisonI should like to ask the Minister, since all the reports coming in about the students are very good, if he would take further steps to publicise this scheme. Would he perhaps use the radio, and would he try to let all those civil servants who are now becoming redundant know that such a scheme exists in Scotland?
§ Mr. StewartI am very much obliged to the hon. Lady for these suggestions, which. I think, are exceedingly interesting.
§ Mr. WoodburnIs the hon. Gentleman aware that, notwithstanding any grumbles about salaries, the success of this scheme proves that the honour of teaching in Scotland is still attracting a great number of valuable people?