§ 30. Mr. Terry Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will take steps to encourage local educational authorities to increase remedial education in primary schools.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonMy right hon. Friend has already done so. The Government's calculations for the 1978–79 rate support grant settlement already provide for the employment for the nation as a whole of about 1,000 additional 77W teachers to enable local education authorities to make particular improvements in staffing for pupils who need remedial education. My Department has also invited authorities to include in their report on their curricular arrangements an account of steps taken to help primary schools make appropriate provision for pupils making slow progress.