§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Education how the 4,000 to 5,000 students now employed as temporary teachers while awaiting training as emergency teachers, but without having undergone any training, are distributed in the national schools; how many are allotted to primary and to the three categories of secondary schools, respectively; and what is the remuneration offered and the duration of their contracts.
§ Mr. TomlinsonOn 1st January, 1947, candidates engaged as temporary teachers while awaiting admission to emergency training colleges were employed as follow:
Primary (including infant and nursery schools). Secondary Schools. Special Schools and Further Education. Men 3.561 1,161 39 Women 1,064 91 6 No information is available regarding the distribution between different types of secondary school. Salaries are paid in accordance with the Burnham scale for temporary teachers. The type of contract under which they are employed is a matter for determination by the local education authority concerned.