HC Deb 11 March 1920 vol 126 cc1568-9W
Captain REDMOND

asked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether, seeing that under the Technical Schools (Amending) Regulations in England and Wales it is expressly laid down that, in calculating the lesson hours occupied by the courses, the Board may include periods of time spent by teachers in duties of supervision during the intervals between lessons permitted in keeping registers; and whether, as under this Regulation technical teachers in England and Wales are paid for the correction of pupils' work, he is prepared to authorise that a similar payment be made to Irish technical teachers, especially in view of the laborious character of this part of a teacher's duties?

Mr. MACPHERSON

The Department of Agriculture understand that, under the Technical Schools Regulations for England and Wales, local authorities for technical instruction may elect to accept an inclusive grant based upon the aggregate grants paid to the authority in 1913–14, subject to an increase or decrease proportionate to any increase or decrease in the class hours (or other lesson hours) occupied by the courses. Under the Amending Regulations (No. 2), 1920, the Board of Education, in calculating the lesson hours occupied by the courses, may include periods of time spent by the teachers in duties of supervision during such intervals between lessons as are permitted by the rules for the keeping of registers. The Regulation does not apply to classes which continue to receive grants under conditions analagous to those obtaining in Irish technical schools.