§ Mr. ALLEN PARKINSONasked the President of the Board of Education what are the numbers of supplementary teachers in England and Wales engaged in teaching standards 1, 2, 3, 4, or higher, respectively; whether any men are included in these numbers; whether any of these teachers are employed in teaching children in the school leaving classes; and how many are engaged in teaching classes of 40 or more and classes of 50 or more, respectively?
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§ Mr. FISHERI have no figures which show the numbers of supplementary teachers who are teaching particular "standards," or classes of particular sizes. Except in the case of those who were recognised by the Board before the 1st August, 1909, in schools for older children, the recognition of supplementary teachers is confined to infants' classes in rural schools, except that if the school is a rural school of not more than 100 scholars a supplementary teacher may teach the lowest class of older children. I have no figures which show how many of those recognised before 1st August, 1909, are employed in classes for older children. There are no male supplementary teachers. The total number of supplementary teachers on the 31st March, 1920, was 13,424.
§ Mr. PARKINSONasked the President of the Board of Education what authorities are seeking to engage supplementary teachers at £70 per annum; whether any authorities are seeking to engage them at less than £70 per annum; what are the number of these teachers now serving at less than £80 and £70 per annum, respectively; and whether the Board proposes to withhold grants from authorities engaging such teachers at less than £80 per annum, or less than £100 per annum?
§ Mr. FISHEROn the 31st March, 1921 (the latest date for which figures are yet available), the number of supplementary teachers receiving less than £80 per annum was 3,406, and of these the number receiving less than £70 was 1,378. Seven county and 15 urban authorities then returned £70 per annum as their minimum salary for supplementary teachers; 29 county and 19 urban authorities named smaller sums. The Burnham Committee have made no recommendations for standardising the remuneration of these teachers, who are unqualified and whose service is essentially local. I do not propose to take the action suggested.
§ Mr. PARKINSONasked the President of the Board of Education whether it is suggested that supplementary teachers should contribute five per cent, of their salaries to a superannuation fund; whether this applies to teachers in receipt of less than £100 per annum and to teachers in receipt of less than £80 per annum; and whether supplementaries will be entitled to superannuation benefit?
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§ Mr. FISHERSupplementary teachers are not within the scope of the School Teachers (Superannuation) Act, 1918, and it is not proposed to require them to contribute.