§ 24. Mr. Biffenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of male and female teachers, respectively, who qualify in the United Kingdom subsequently leave the profession within three years; and to what extent this wastage is affected by the prospect of Her Majesty's Government adhering to the original time-table for raising the school-leaving age.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsThe latest figures available suggest that slightly more than 10 per cent. of men and 40 per cent. of women teachers leave the maintained schools within three years. I have no evidence that the rate has been affected by our plans for raising the school-leaving age.
§ 29. Mr. Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what 324W were the average salaries at 31st March, 1964 and 1965, respectively, of full-time men and women teachers both graduate and non-graduate in maintained primary and secondary schools.
§ Mr. Denis HowellFigures for 1964 and 1965 are not at present available. The provisional overall average salary of full-time qualified teachers in maintained primary and secondary schools in England and Wales on 1st April, 1966, was about £1,400.