Mr. Eddie Griffithsasked the Prime Minister if he will require all Government Departments to instruct their employees who have regular contact with
Number of pupils in class 1–10 11–20 21–30 31–35 36–40 Over 40 Total English Number of classes … 216 1,559 2,130 2,108 1,685 364 8,062 Percentage … 2.7 19.3 26.4 26.2 20.9 4.5 100 Mathematics Number of classes … 95 960 1,804 1,949 1,707 342 6,857 Percentage … 1.4 14.0 26.3 28.4 24.9 5.0 100 The figures are derived from the Secondary Schools Staffing Survey of January, 1970, and relate to education authority secondary schools only. Figures are not available for first and second years separately. The maximum prescribed size of first and second year classes is 40 so that the percentage of classes overcrowded on this basis is in English 4.5 per cent. and in Mathematics 5 per cent. In English only 25.4 per cent.
January, 1968 January, 1969 January, 1970 January, 1971 Qualified teachers employed full-time in secondary schools* 16,923 17,325 17,998 19,152 Increase over previous year 518 402 673 1,154 *Excluding visiting, supply and relief teachers.