§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Education upon what principle and by what agency selection is to be made of the new recruits whom he proposes to introduce as qualified teachers into the schools after one year's training and without passing any examinations; whether these recruits are to have the same status as certificated teachers who have had two to four years' training and have passed searching tests of competence; and in what category as regards salaries these semi-trained teachers are to be placed.
§ Mr. ButlerThe hon. Member is, I presume, referring to the Emergency Scheme of Training for Teachers. A Report will be published shortly on the principles and methods to be used in selecting candidates for admission to training under the Scheme, and I will send the hon. Member a copy as soon as it is ready. These mature candidates will follow a course appropriate to their needs and I do not accept the suggestion that they will become semi-trained teachers. On the successful completion of their course and of a probationary period of two years' service, during which they will fellow a course of part-time study, they will be recognised as qualified teachers and will receive the remuneration appropriate to that status.