Mr. TEMPLE MORRISasked 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?
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§ Mr. RAMSBOTHAMThe 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.