§ Mr. Chaterasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will state the number of uncertificated teachers employed in elementary schools in England and Wales; the number of such teachers employed in the county of Essex; their minimum and maximum salaries as compared with those of certificated teachers; and whether the services demanded from the uncertificated teachers are inferior to those of the certificated teachers?
Mr. LindsayFollowing are the figures: 2163W
Estimated number of uncertificated teachers employed in public elementary schools in England and Wales on the 31st March, 1937 25,194 Estimated number of uncertificated teachers employed in public elementary schools in the administrative county of Essex on the 31st March, 1937 834 Salary scales for teachers in the administrative county of Essex:—
Minimum. Maximum. Men. £ £ Certificated Teachers … … 180 366 Uncertificated Teachers … … 108 £174 if appointed on or after the 1st April, 1914. £222 if appointed before the 1st April, 1914. Women. Certificated Teachers … … 162 288 Uncertificated Teachers … … 99 £153 if appointed on or after the 1st April, 1914. £174 if appointed before the 1st April, 1914. As regards the last part of the question, generally speaking the services demanded from uncertificated teachers are less responsible than those expected from certificated teachers.