§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Education, to what extent men are now being recruited for teaching in primary schools, in view of the fact that there is little possibility of obtaining women teachers in sufficient numbers to meet the influx in the primary schools for at least a generation.
§ Mr. TomlinsonI am sending the hon. Member a copy of Circular 174, which was issued in June, 1948. Paragraph 9 (c) of the circular emphasised the importance of increasing the proportion of men employed in teaching children over the age of 8 in order to secure an adequate supply of teachers, men and women, for both secondary and primary schools. The advice given in this circular is being generally followed.