§ Colonel WEDGWOODasked the President of the Board of Education the 1369W number of discharges of teachers that have taken place in the county of Stafford; whether they are being dismissed on grounds of economy; and what is the present ratio of children to teachers?
§ Mr. FISHERI am not aware of any reduction of teaching staff in the area of the Staffordshire Local Education Authority. The number of children in average attendance per teacher on the ordinary school staff on the 31st March, 1921, was 32.