§ Major Pooleasked the Minister of Education if he will consider extending the Government grant to the full three-year Froebel Course in order that students may be encouraged to take this course and thus provide sufficient specially-trained teachers for the lower-age groups.
§ Mr. TomlinsonNo, Sir, I cannot recognise for grant three-year courses in preparation for the teaching of young children at certain colleges only, so long as the standard course at other colleges lasts two years. I am not aware that the adoption of this suggestion would increase the number of teachers trained for work with the lower age groups.