§ Profesor Gruffyddasked the Minister of Education the number of teachers in elementary and secondary schools, respectively, in 1938, 1945, 1946 and 1947; and give an estimate of those available in 1948.
§ Mr. TomlinsonIn. view of the reclassification of schools under the Education Act, 1944, it would be misleading to give separate figures for primary and secondary schools. The following table, however, shows the total number of teachers in public elementary schools and in grant aided (other than direct grant) secondary schools for 1938 and in maintained and assisted primary and secondary schools for 1945 and subsequent years:
1938 … 186,932 October, 1945 … 173,501 January, 1946 … 176,003 January, 1947 … 188,399 April, 1948 … 193,000 … (estimated)