HC Deb 27 July 1976 vol 916 cc181-2W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, if in view of the cuts in the education budget, he will instruct local education authorities to abolish the "educational advisers" posts and to offer all holders of such posts teaching posts.

Miss Margaret Jackson

No: it is not within the Secretary of State's power to instruct LEAs to abolish these posts. In any case offering advisers teaching posts commensurate with their experience would be likely to offset any cash saving, as well as reducing the employment chances of newly trained teachers.