HC Deb 02 May 1933 vol 277 cc675-6W
Mr. TEMPLE MORRIS

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether, in view of the surplus of unemployed trained teachers, the Board of Education will consider a reduction in the maximum number of pupils for which each teacher shall be responsible, as a method of alleviating the lack of employment for trained teachers?

Mr. RAMSBOTHAM

The Board have not prescribed any maximum number of pupils per teacher, except in so far as they have fixed 50 as the maximum size of a class for junior children and 40 for senior children. My Noble Friend regrets that he does not see his way in present circumstances to reduce these figures.