§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers at present are in post; and how many are members of each of the associations represented on the teachers panel of the Burnham Committee.
§ Mr. Oakes:The number of qualified regular teachers, including part-timers, in post in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in England and Wales at 31st January 1978 was 491,186. The Department does not collect information about how many of these teachers are members of the associations represented on the teachers' panel of the Burnham primary and secondary committee. The latest total membership figures available from the certification officer for the associations, however, are as follows:
Association Membership National Union of Teachers 296,092 National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers 85,535 Incorporated Association of Assistant Masters 40,000 Association of Assistant Mistresses 38,527 Incorporated Association of Head Masters 2,952 Association of Head Mistresses 1,435 National Association of Head Teachers 21,383 National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education 64,731