§ 58. Miss Herbisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many uncertificated teachers are at present employed, respectively, in junior and senior 26W secondary schools in Lanarkshire; and what proportion of the total teachers employed in these two types of schools each of these figures represents.
§ Mr. Brooman-WhiteAt the last count on 3rd October the numbers were 126 and 25, representing 13 per cent. and 3.4 per cent. of the respective staffs.
§ 59. Miss Herbisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many uncertificated teachers have been employed in Calderhead Junior Secondary School, Shotts, during the past five years; how many uncertificated teachers are at present employed in this school; and what proportion this is of the whole.
§ Mr. Brooman-WhiteThe information asked for in the first part of the Question is not immediately available, but I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as I obtain it. Nine uncertificated teachers—41 per cent. of the staff—are at present employed in the school.
§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many uncertificated teachers are employed in primary schools, junior secondary schools and senior secondary schools, respectively, in Lanarkshire; and what academic subjects are taught by such teachers.
§ Mr. MaclayAt the last count on 3rd October the numbers were 58, 126 and 25, respectively, plus 71 visiting teachers of whom 19 were employed in primary and 52 in secondary departments. The following table shows the subjects taught by the teachers employed in secondary departments:
Subject number of teachers English, history or geography … 55 Mathematics or science … 38 Domestic subjects … 35 Art … 20 Technical, nautical or rural subjects … 18 Music … 17 Commercial subject … 12 Classics or modern languagess … 4 Physical education … 4
§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the recognised teaching establishment for each local education authority in Scotland; what is the actual number of teachers in posts in each authority; what is the deficit; how many of those engaged as teachers at present have reached retiring age; and what is the total number of uncertificated 27W teachers presently employed by each authority, respectively.
STAFFING POSITION AT 3RD OCTOBER, 1960 Education Estimated number of teaching posts Number of certificated teachers in employment (including certificated teachers over age 70*) Estimated number of certificated teachers required to fill unfilled posts, to reduce over-size classes, and to replace retired teachers over 70 years of age* and uncertificated teachers Certificated teachers over 70 years of age* Number of uncertificated teachers employed on the day of the count COUNTIES Aberdeen … … 1,218 1,131 91 4 92 Angus … … 686 653 35 2 24 Argyll … … 471 453 18 — 9 Ayr … … 2,514 2,304 217 7 203 Banff … … 461 418 45 2 28 Berwick … … 210 193 17 — 3 Bute … … 109 104 5 — 2 Caithness … … 229 220 10 1 13 Clackmannan … … 328 295 34 1 34 Dumfries … … 644 576 72 4 66 Dunbarton … … 1,278 1,107 173 2 76 East Lothian … … 389 374 15 — 11 Fife … … 2,604 2,239 374 9 267 Inverness … … 734 700 35 1 32 Kincardine … … 227 213 14 — 7 Kirkcudbright … … 266 257 10 1 3 Lanark … … 4,053 3,665 427 39 284 Midlothian … … 863 855 13 5 10 Moray and Nairn … … 441 422 20 1 16 Orkney … … 165 161 4 — 3 Peebles … … 107 106 1 — — Perth and Kinross … … 1,035 953 84 2 34 Renfrew … … 2,262 2,075 206 19 111 Ross and Cromarty … … 553 522 31 — 36 Roxburgh … … 298 277 21 — 18 Selkirk … … 145 139 6 — 6 Stirling … … 1,361 1,299 66 4 85 Sutherland … … 163 148 17 2 17 West Lothian … … 735 669 70 4 62 Wigtown … … 261 237 25 1 19 Zetland … … 191 177 14 — 3 BURGHS Aberdeen … … 1,570 1,524 48 2 48 Dundee … … 1,406 1,276 139 9 90 Edinburgh … … 2,748 2,650 102 4 121 Glasgow … … 7,762 6,687 1,190 115 210 TOTAL (Scotland) … … 38,487 35,079 3,649 241 2,043 * 70 is the maximum age of retirement for teachers.