§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Education how many graduates with at least a pass level degree standard in mathematics are at present taking the teacher's diploma in university departments of education.
§ Sir D. EcclesAbout 225 out of a total of nearly 3,100 students.
§ Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Education how many teachers in England and Wales are six-year trained honours graduates on the maximum of the Burnham scale of salary; and how many of these are heads of Group 27 schools.
§ Sir D. EcclesIn March, 1960, the latest date for which information is available, 70 teachers in England and Wales were six-year trained honours graduates on the maximum of the Burnham scale of salary. None of these was head of a Group 27 school.
§ Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Education how many applications were made in 1960 for places in teachers' training colleges and in university training departments; how many were rejected as unsuitable for admission; and what was the number of unfilled places for men and for women, respectively.
§ Sir D. EcclesAbout 23,200 candidates applied to the training colleges and about 5,500 to University Departments of Education. Of these about 2,600 were rejected because they were unsuitable or lacked the minimum academic qualifications for entry. While some of the University Departments of Education may not have been filled to capacity I do not know of any unfilled places in training colleges and most colleges are overfilled.