HC Deb 27 May 1963 vol 678 cc88-91W
Sir M. Galpern

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number, and what percentage it represents, of newly-qualified teachers leaving the Scottish colleges of education recruited by each of the education authorities in each of the years from 1958 to the latest convenient date; and what was the annual loss of teachers by these authorities during the same period.

Mr. Noble

The individual authorities could supply this information only after considerable research and accordingly I regret that I am unable to provide the figures.

Sir M. Galpern

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if the recent recommendation from the National Joint Council on teachers' salaries and the arbiters to permit Glasgow Education Authority to pay to teachers in their service £50 per annum above the national salary scales was unanimous; and for what reasons the recommendation was made.

Mr. Noble

The recommendation, which made no mention of a specific sum, was agreed by both sides of the National Joint Council and accordingly was not referred to the panel of arbiters. I understand that it was proposed by the representative of Glasgow Education Authority as a means of counteracting the serious shortage of teachers in the city. I do not know whether each side was unanimous in agreeing to it.

Sir M. Galpern

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when Glasgow

1960 1961 1962 1963
Authority Ceiling Actual number employed Ceiling Actual number employed Ceiling Actual number employed Ceiling Variations in numbers employed over period 1960–62
Lanark 2,961 2,821 2,939 2,844 2,932 2,798 No limit -23
Ayr 1,784 1,800 1,821 1,801 1,804 1,825 1,825 +25
Dunbarton 884 808 872 867 893 905 905 +97
Stirling 1,007 982 1,003 966 991 976 976 -6
Glasgow 5,379 5,204 5,292 5,195 5,233 5,146 N0 limit -58
When all certificated teachers are taken into account the increases over the period are Lanark, 150; Ayr, 69; Dunbarton, 143; Stirling, 18; and Glasgow, 2.

Sir M. Galpern

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers left the service of Glasgow Education Authority in each of the years from 1955 to the most convenient date.

Education Authority commenced the payment of an additional £50 per annum to teachers in its service; and when such payments ceased.

Mr. Noble

Additional payments averaging £50 each teacher were made from 1919 to 1945, the period during which minimum national scales operated.

Sir M. Galpern

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what effect the voluntary restraint on the recruitment of teachers has had in the education authorities of Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Glasgow; what was the quota under the scheme for each of these authorities; and how many were actually recruited by them in the years 1960, 1961, 1962, and 1963, respectively.

Mr. Noble

The following table shows for each of these authorities and for each of the years 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963 the number of teachers, exclusive of married women and retired teachers, which they were entitled to employ under the scheme of restraint and with the exception of the year 1963, for which figures are not yet available, the actual number employed. The final column of the table gives the increase or decrease in the number of such teachers employed between 1960 and 1962.

Mr. Noble

The figures are not available, and accurate figures would be difficult to obtain.

Sir M. Galpern

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland which education autho- rities offer housing accommodation to teachers in their service.

Mr. Noble

Any education authority may, with my permission, offer houses for the accommodation of teachers occupying particular posts. These are generally posts in rural districts which would otherwise be impossible to fill.

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