§ Lord Balnielasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware of the difficulty facing small approved schools undertaking work amongst disturbed and maladjusted children in recruiting teachers and instructors; and whether he is satisfied with the existing scale of allowances for teachers in such specialised schools.
§ Miss PikeI am not aware of any general difficulty in recruiting teachers and instructors for approved schools.220W The conditions of service of teachers in approved schools are prescribed by an independent negotiating body.
§ Lord Balnielasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many housemaster grade posts there are in local authority approved schools; and how many such posts are at present, unfilled.