§ 36. Miss Herbisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the extent of teacher shortage in primary, junior secondary, and senior secondary schools in Lanarkshire.
§ Mr. MaclaySeparate figures for different types of school are not available, but I shall, with permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the shortage according to the qualifications of the teachers required.
§ Miss HerbisonSurely it would be a simple thing to get separate figures for each category? Surely each education authority knows the number that it is short in the primary schools and the junior secondary and senior secondary schools? Surely the Secretary of State could ask for those figures?
| LANARKSHIRE EDUCATION AUTHORITY | |||||||||
| Qualification | Number of Certificated Teachers required on 5th October, 1959 | To replace teachers insufficiently qualified for the posts they hold | Number from Col. 5 available for redistribution to other posts for which they are qualified | Total Net Shortage | |||||
| To fill Vacant Posts | To replace uncertificated teachers | To replace retired Teachers (re-employed) | |||||||
| Col. (1) | Col. (2) | Col. (3) | Col. (4) | Col. (5) | Col. (6) | Cols. (2)-(5) less Col. (6) | |||
| Chapter IV (Primary) | … | 13 | 54 | 10 | — | 5 | 72 | ||
| Chapter IV with article 39 (sub-specialist) | … | … | … | 2 | 69 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 75 |
| Chapter V (specialist, academic subjects) | … | … | … | 11 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
| Chapter VI (specialist, non-academic subjects) | … | 21 | 130 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 155 | ||
| TOTAL | … | … | … | 47 | 262 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 326 |
§ 37. Miss Herbisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many uncertificated teachers are employed in primary, junior secondary, and senior secondary schools in Lanarkshire.
§ Mr. MaclayAt the last count on 5th October, the numbers were 65, 133 and 18 respectively, plus 64 others, most of whom are visiting teachers of practical subjects.
§ Mr. MaclayAs I said, the figures are not at present available. I will examine carefully what the hon. Lady has said.
§ Miss HerbisonThe right hon. Gentleman has said that he will circulate these figures. Is he satisfied with them? Does not he realise that many people are seriously worried about this teacher shortage among the big education authorities like Lanarkshire and Glasgow? What does the right hon. Gentleman propose to do to help such authorities?
§ Mr. MaclayI am also concerned about the shortage of teachers, but I am glad to say that the number of students undergoing teacher training has increased in recent years to more than ever before.
§ Following is the table:
§ Miss HerbisonDoes the Secretary of State realise that the figures he has given show that the junior secondary schools are the worst off in this respect? Does he also realise that children in junior secondary schools leave at the age of 15 and have little chance after that of any kind of education? Surely he should do something to help those children, who are the under-privileged, to obtain better teachers for the work which they should be doing?
§ Mr. MaclayAs I indicated in my previous answer, we are alive to the problem; and it is comforting to know that the steps which have been taken are showing some result in the form of increased recruitment.