§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Education how many university graduates, holders of diplomas from training colleges, emergency teachers, temporary teachers and occasional teachers are now employed in national schools; and how many of each category were employed a year ago in these schools.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe following table gives the information for maintained primary and secondary schools and for special schools as at 31st March, 1946, the latest date for which these particulars are available:
Graduates* 28,501 Qualified after a Training College Course 110,740 Otherwise qualified 23,198 Temporary 1,035 Other unqualified Teachers 11,908 *Of these 6,790 had a year's professional training. At that date only 28 teachers had completed emergency, courses of training. Separate figures for occasional teachers are not available.