§ Mr. MURRELLasked the President of the Board of Education if he is aware that a large number of teachers sat for the preliminary certificate in December, 1923, in anticipation of being able to take 730W the qualifying examination for the acting teachers' certificate, now withdrawn, at the end of two years; and whether he will make special provision for these teachers to enable them to qualify without going to a training college?
§ Mr. C. P. TREVELYANIn January, 1923, the Board announced the suspension of the acting teachers' examination, and in March, 1933, announced that it would be held, possibly for the last time on existing lines, in November, 1924. Teachers who sat for the preliminary examination in December, 1923, were not justified in assuming that they would have an opportunity of passing the acting teachers' examination after November, 1924. With regard to the second part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to a similar question on the 14th February, of which I am sending him a copy.