Mr. Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many uncertificated teachers are employed by Dunbartonshire Education Authority; and in which schools they are employed, giving the number of uncertificated teachers and of total staff;
(2) how many of the uncertificated teachers employed by Dunbartonshire Education Authority are below standard; and in which schools are they employed.
§ Mr. MaclayOn 2nd October, 1961, the latest date for which figures are available, 81 uncertificated teachers were employed by Dunbartonshire Education Authority, 19 of them with qualifications below standard. I am sending to the hon. Member details for the individual schools concerned.
§ Miss Herbisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland which subjects are being taught by uncertificated teachers in Lanarkshire.
§ Mr. MaclayInformation about the subjects taught by uncertificated teachers in Lanarkshire is available only for secondary departments and special schools. Returns received from the education authority show that last October such teachers were teaching English, history and geography; classics and modern languages; mathematics and science; art; music; commercial subjects; domestic subjects; technical, nautical and rural subjects; physical education.
§ Miss Herbisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers there are in each of the schools in Lanarkshire in which uncertificated teachers are employed.
§ Mr. MaclayThis information is not available centrally, but I am asking the education authority for it and shall send it to the hon. Lady.
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§ Miss Herbisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the schools in Lanarkshire in which uncertificated teachers considered below standard are employed and the number of such teachers in each of these schools.
§ Mr. MaclayI am sending the hon. Lady a list of the schools employing uncertificated teachers with qualifications below standard.
§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many uncertificated teachers are employed in Glasgow; and, of these, how many are over 60 years of age;
(2) what is the number of staff in each school in Glasgow where uncertificated teachers are employed;
(3) in which Glasgow schools uncertificated teachers, who are considered below standard, are employed.
§ Mr. MaclayOn 2nd October, 1961, the latest date for which figures are available, 219 uncertificated teachers were employed by Glasgow Education Authority, 17 of them over 60 years of age. I am sending to the hon. Member details of the schools employing uncertificated teachers.