§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Education whether he will secure the release from war service of qualified teachers before diluting the skilled labour of this profession with semi-skilled or unskilled recruits; what machinery is to be provided to select such recruits; who is to be responsible for their selection; and whether any principles of guidance in that selection will be published by him.
§ Mr. ButlerIt is not yet possible to make any statement as to the release from the Forces of teachers or other occupational groups under the scheme for the re-allocation of man-power between the Forces and civilian employment. I hope very shortly to announce proposals for selecting candidates for training for the teaching profession under the emergency scheme which is being prepared for men and women released from National Service. Neither I, nor to the best of my belief, the teachers' representatives, could accept the suggestion that this scheme will lead to the incorporation of unskilled and semi-skilled recruits in the teaching profession.