HC Deb 04 March 1964 vol 690 cc220-2W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish details showing the total number of primary schools in Lanarkshire which had no uncertificated teachers, at the latest convenient date; how many had up to five; how many had up to ten; and how many had more than ten.

Mr. Noble

The information is as follows:

Uncertificated teachers (January, 1964) Number of schools concerned
None 177
1–5 56
5–10 1
Over 10 None

Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish details showing the ratio of pupils to teachers in primary and secondary schools, respectively, in Lanarkshire, the ratio of pupils to certificated staff only, and the percentage which uncertificated staff represents of the total, at the latest convenient date.

Mr. Noble

The information is not readily available but I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as it has been obtained.

Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish details showing the distribution of uncertificated teachers in each secondary school in Lanarkshire, at the latest convenient date.

Mr. Noble

The information is not readily available but I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as it has been obtained.

Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish details showing the number of uncertificated teachers employed by each local education authority in Scotland, and the percentage which this represents of the total teaching staffs at the latest convenient date.

Mr. Noble

At 7th October, 1963, the figures were as follows:

Education Authority Number of Uncertificated Teachers Employed Percentage of Total Teachers Employed
Counties
Aberdeen 78 6.3
Angus 16 2.3
Argyll 19 4.2
Ayr 254 9.7
Banff 15 3.4
Berwick 6 3.1
Bute 3 2.9
Caithness 20 7.8
Clackmannan 50 14.3
Dumfries 48 7.0
Dunbarton 83 5.7
East Lothian 9 2.3
Fife 254 9.8
Inverness 32 4.3
Kincardine 8 3.6
Kirkcudbright 1 0.4
Lanark 470 11.2
Midlothian 18 1.9
Moray and Nairn 16 3.6
Orkney 6 3.4
Peebles 3 2.9
Perth and Kinross 34 3.4
Renfrew 171 7.3
Ross and Cromarty 28 5.0
Roxburgh 17 5.7
Selkirk 2 1.3
Stirling 97 6.6
Sutherland 10 6.1
West Lothian 57 7.3
Wigtown 21 8.1
Zetland 5 2.8
Burghs
Aberdeen 22 1.3
Dundee 120 8.2
Edinburgh 108 3.8
Glasgow 242 3.5
Total (Scotland) 2,343 6.1