§ 30. Dr. David Kerrasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his latest estimate of the number of teachers by which the total required for maintenance of current staffing standards will fall short on raising the school leaving age to 16 years in 1970; and what proposals he has for reducing this expected shortage.
§ Mr. CroslandI am currently engaged on revising the calculations on the Ninth Report of the National Advisory Council on the Training and Supply of Teachers which foresaw a deficiency of 40,000 teachers in 1971–72 when the effects of raising the age will first be felt. Since the report was published I have launched my 14-point programme which is designed to increase the supply of teachers faster than the Council expected.