HC Deb 19 June 1922 vol 155 c835W
Mr. PARKINSON

asked the President of the Board of Education whether the number of persons entering the teaching profession has increased or decreased since the Burnham scale came into operation, and to what extent?

Mr. FISHER

I am unable to give a figure for the total number of persons entering the teaching profession. The number of persons recognised by the Board as intending teachers (i.e., as bursars, pupil teachers or student teachers) during the last three years has been as follows:

1918–19 … … … … 6,088
1919–20 … … … … 6,604
1920–21 … … … … 7,857