§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children from approved shcools made use of outside child guidance services during the years 1954 and 1958, respectively.
§ Mr. MaclayTwenty-six children from approved schools made use of outside child guidance services during 1954, and 34 during 1958.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children in approved schools had an interview with a visiting psychiatrist during the years 1954 and 1958, respectively.
72WThe salary and conditions of service of midwives are primarily a matter for the Nurses and Midwives Whitley Council, which has just reached an agreement which substantially improves the remuneration of certain grades of nurses and midwives. The Council has other grades still under review. As I indicated in my Answer to the hon. and learned Member's Question on 3rd March, my information is that there is no serious shortage of midwives in Scotland.
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§ Mr. MaclayFifty-three children at approved schools were interviewed by visiting psychiatrists during 1954 and 63 during 1958. In addition, 35 children at approved schools were interviewed elsewhere than at school during 1954 and 34 during 1958.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many approved school pupils over school-leaving age used outside facilities for further education in the years 1954 and 1958, respectively.
§ Mr. MaclayFourteen approved school pupils over school-leaving age used outside facilities for further education in 73W 1954 and one in 1958. The fall in numbers was due to the employment by one school of a part-time teacher to run what was previously an extra-mural class.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress is being made in the arrangements for vocational training courses in approved schools to count for apprenticeship purposes.
§ Mr. MaclayIn 1957 the General Council for the Apprenticeship Scheme in the Building Industry in Scotland agreed that half the period of training in building subjects should count for apprenticeship purposes, up to a maximum of six months, when it was given to boys at one senior approved school after their 16th birthday.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers in approved schools, apart from teachers of technical subjects, were un-certificated in the years 1954 and 1958, respectively.
§ Mr. MaclayExcluding heads of schools and teachers of technical subjects, four teachers in approved schools in both 1954 and 1958 had no teacher's certificate.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many heads of approved schools were qualified teachers in 1954 and how many were not; and what is the present position in this respect.
§ Mr. MaclayIn 1954, 17 heads of approved schools were certificated teachers and seven were not. In 1958 14 were certificated teachers and seven were not. In both years five of the seven were heads of schools in which no primary or secondary education was provided on the premises.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers in approved schools were seconded from local education authorities in 1954 and 1958, respectively.
§ Mr. MaclayNine full-time teaching posts in approved schools in 1954 and 11 in 1958 were filled by teachers seconded by education authorities.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many specialist teachers employed by educa- 74W tion authorities gave part-time service in approved schools in 1954 and in 1958, respectively.
§ Mr. MaclayTwelve specialist teachers employed by education authorities gave part-time service in approved schools in 1954 and 13 in 1958.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many trade instructors in approved schools held the teacher's technical certificate in 1954 and 1958, respectively; and how many did not.
§ Mr. MaclayIn 1954 five trade instructors employed in approved schools held the teacher's technical certificate and 32 did not. In 1958 four held the teacher's technical certificate and 31 did not.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many training courses for staffs of approved schools have been held since October, 1955; and how many have attended them.
§ Mr. MaclayOne hundred and thirty-two members of approved school staffs have attended 17 training courses since October, 1955. In addition, many have attended conferences organised by the Approved Schools Association (Scotland) and the Scottish Approved School Staff Association at which educational methods in approved schools were discussed.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many boards of management of approved schools included representatives of local education authorities in the years 1954 and 1958, respectively.
§ Mr. MaclayIn both 1954 and 1958, 16 out of the 17 boards of management of approved schools included representatives of education authorities.