HC Deb 14 February 1968 vol 758 cc379-80W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many uncertificated teachers in Scottish schools are university graduates.

Mr. Ross:

In December, 1966, the latest date for which figures are available, 349 of the 2,958 uncertificated teachers employed were graduates.

Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many schools in Scotland contained staff affected by the requirement that six months of additional payment received under the heading of conservation element of responsibility payment had to be repaid in accordance with the Prices and Incomes Act; and how many teachers in Scotland were affected by this requirement, broken down into countries.

Mr. Ross:

Because of the incomes standstill in July, 1966, payment of an increase in the responsibility element of certain teachers' salaries was deferred for six months to 1st October. I am aware that some education authorities had anticipated the required authority from me to pay this increase and later had to recover the overpayments. I have no precise information about the number or the location of teachers affected in this way.

Mr. Hannan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that in schools where Latin and Greek are taught for a recognised minimum of hours per week, a principal teacher for these subjects can then be appointed; and if he will apply similar treatment to the teaching of science and mathematics.

Mr. Ross:

The Schools (Scotland) Code requires the employment in a secondary school of a principal teacher of any subject in which at least 40 hours of instruction are given weekly. As regards Latin, Greek, and Gaelic, where the number of periods taught may be relatively small, hours of instruction count double in order to avoid impairing the career prospects of teachers of these subjects. Similar provision is not needed for the teaching of science and mathematics.

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