§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Education whether he is aware that the payment of Burnham Scales is not conpulsory for direct grant schools; that some direct grant schools are not paying full Burnham Scales; and if he will introduce legislation making the payment of full Burnham Scales a basic condition of any Government grant.
§ Mr. TomlinsonI am aware that the salaries of teachers in direct grant schools are not subject to the requirements of orders made under Section 89(1) of the Education Act, 1944, and that the Burnham Scales are not necessarily applied to teachers employed in these schools. The existing regulations require that the teaching staffs of such schools shall be suitable 157W and sufficient in number and qualifications and that their remuneration shall be adequate and reasonable. I have no evidence that circumstances have arisen which make an amendment of the regulations necessary at the present time.