§ 6. Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Minister of Education how many secondary classes there are in Warwickshire local education authority schools; of these, how many are in all-age schools; and how many classes, respectively, are oversized.
§ Sir D. EcclesIn January, 1954, there were 710 senior classes in schools maintained or assisted by the Warwickshire local education authority, of which 104 were in all-age departments; and 355 and 48, respectively, had over 30 pupils.
§ Mr. JohnsonIs the Minister aware that these figures show that Warwickshire is the worst county in the Midlands for this particular type of school, and will he give an assurance that when he said in the debate on the Queen's Speech that he was going to "kick hard" at these backward Conservative county councils, he intended what he said?
§ Sir D. EcclesI understand that the Warwickshire authority are thinking hard how to remedy this situation, and I hope to have some discussions with them shortly.