§ 70. Mrs. Shirley Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to encourage the return of qualified married women teachers to the educational profession.
§ Mr. M. StewartSince the publicity campaign conducted earlier this year was followed by an encouraging rise in the rate of return of married women teachers to the schools, I am planning a similar but more extended campaign for next year. I am also anxious to increase the opportunities for part-time service in the schools as a means of attracting more married women, and am awaiting the results of an enquiry on this subject made by my Department among selected local education authorities.