§ Mr. SERVINGTON SAVERYasked the President of the Board of Education whether, in view of the allegation submitted to him from representatives of the teachers concerned that they are being harshly penalised in regard to both salaries and working conditions, he is satisfied with the conditions under which Uncertificated or Supplementary Teachers are employed in State-aided schools?
Mr. STANLEYI presume the allegation to which my hon. Friend refers is that contained in a newspaper article of which he has sent me a copy. The writer of the article does not appear to realise the difference between Uncertificated and Supplementary Teachers, or the fact that the former, who are much more numerous than the latter, are pensionable under the School Teachers (Superannuation) Acts and have their salaries regulated by1432W the Burnham Committee. I do not think that the article would justify me in expressing disapproval of the treatment which these teachers, whether Uncertificated or Supplementary. receive from their employers.