§ 87. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Education, in view of the shortage of teachers, why it is necessary for a physical training instructor also to be a qualified teacher; and why a qualified physical training instructor is not allowed to conduct physical training classes.
§ Mr. TomlinsonTeachers seeking permanent employment in primary and secondary schools are generally expected, not merely to be experts in some particular subject, but to have taken a course of training in the art of teaching. In certain cases, teachers of physical training who have not followed such courses may be exceptionally regarded as qualified teachers under the terms of Circular 173, of which I am sending the hon. Member a copy.