§ Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of honours graduate teachers in mathematics, physics and chemistry entering maintained secondary schools in each of the last five years; and to what extent intake met demand.
§ Mr. RossA teaching qualification in mathematics or science was obtained by 125 honours graduates in 1965, 114 in 1967, 145 in 1968 and 161 in 1969; the figure for 1966 is not available. While I would expect that a large majority of
332W
Net Migration 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 Aberdeen City … -1,681 -1,738 -2,174 -1,424 Aberdeen County (excluding City) … -1,277 -1,426 -875 -470 Banff County … -775 -810 -658 -508 Kincardine County … -256 -350 -112 +125 -3,989 -4,324 -3,819 -2,277 these teachers took employment in education authority or other schools in Scotland, I have no precise figures on this point.
§ Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers are now fully employed in maintained secondary schools holding either no qualification other than the General Certificate of Education Article 39(3) or Chapter V; and in which school years their services are utilised.