Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many teachers have now re-registered with the General Teaching Council; and what estimate he has made of the numbers who have not re-registered;
(2) what advice he has now given to local authorities regarding the position of teachers who have not re-registered with the General Teaching Council.
§ Mr. RossI have nothing to add to the reply of my hon. Friend the Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on 5th May to the hon. Member for South Angus (Mr. Bruce-Gardyne) except that, according to the announcement of the General Teaching Council on 13th May, 42,427 teachers had by then registered for the year commencing on 1st April.
Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers have been deprived of their teaching positions in Scotland as a result of their failing to re-register or register with the General Teaching Council; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RossTwenty-two certificated teachers have been dismissed because they are not registered and eight are under notice of dismissal. Of the teachers 269W dismissed two have been reinstated on subsequent registration.