HC Deb 04 March 1954 vol 524 c104W
Mr. Morley

asked the Minister of Education how many of the 235,000 teachers, now in the schools under her jurisdiction, are actually in charge of a class, excluding head teachers and specialist teachers, such as wood work, metal work and domestic science teachers.

Miss Horsbrugh

Of the 226,618 teachers in maintained and assisted primary and secondary schools other than nursery or special schools in January, 1953 (the last date for which figures are available), 12,278 head teachers and 173,101 assistant teachers were in charge of a class.

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