§ Mr. Mackintoshasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of honours graduates teaching in Scotland and the proportion of all graduate teachers holding honours 582W degrees in Scotland in the years 1964, 1965 and 1966; and whether it is the intention to include these statistics in the future reports of the Scottish Education Department.
§ Mr. RossThe figures for 1964 and 1965 are given in the table below. Corresponding figures for 1966 are not available. It is hoped to publish statistics of honours graduate teachers in future issues of "Scottish Educational Statistics".
HONOURS GRADUATE TEACHERS IN EDUCATION AUTHORITY AND GRANT AIDED SCHOOLS Number As percentage of all graduate teachers in the category 1964 1965 1964 1965 Certificated 5,544 5,600 32.3 32.5 Uncertificated 91 117 31.6 30.2 Total 5,635 5,717 32.3 32.5
§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many uncertificated teachers in Scotland are presently in receipt of responsibility payments.
§ Mr. RossUncertificated teachers employed in education authority schools are not eligible for responsibility payments in terms of the Schools Code and the Salaries Regulations.