Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers in Scotland have so far failed to re-register with the General Teaching Council; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RossI have nothing to add to my reply of 25th June to the hon. Member for Perth and East Perthshire (Mr. MacArthur).—[Vol. 785, c.277.]
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers currently employed by the education authorities of Ross-shire, Caithness, Sutherland, Orkney and Shetland, respectively, have failed to re-register with the 73W General Teaching Council since 1st April; and if he will give an undertaking that no action will be taken against them.
§ Mr. RossAt 24th June the position was as set out below. As to the second part of the Question, I would refer the hon. Member to my reply of 25th June to the hon. Member for Perth and East Perthshire (Mr. MacArthur).
Education Authority Teachers in schools who have not re-registered Ross and Cromarty 11 Caithness 11 Sutherland 7 Orkney 1 Zetland 1 —[Vol. 785, c 277]
Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers in Scotland have re-registered with the General Teaching Council since the last permitted date for such re-registration; and on what authority these applications were accepted.
§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of men and women certificated or registered teachers employed in 1968 full-time by education authorities and managers of grant-aided educational establishments in each of the following categories, namely, nursery and primary schools, secondary schools, special schools, teachers attached to more than one type of school, organisers and educational psychologists, further education, and administration.
§ Mr. RossI would refer the hon. Member to the last column on page 111 of Scottish Educational Statistics 1968.