§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average number of ordinary levels in the General Certificate of Education and Certificates of Secondary Education per child acquired by children in schools for the deaf, the partially hearing and the deaf and partially hearing, respectively, and what is the average number for all children in normal schools.
§ Mrs. ThatcherI regret no information is available about examination results of children in special schools.
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of school leavers from schools for the deaf and the partially hearing, respectively, go on to some form of further education; and what is the proportion of school leavers from normal schools.
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§ Mrs. ThatcherNo information on the destination of leavers from special schools is available. Of the leavers from all schools in England and Wales—excluding independent schools not recognised as efficient and special schools—in the academic year 1967–68, about 21 per cent. went to some from of further education.
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what proportion of teachers in schools for the deaf are full-time and qualified to teach deaf children, respectively;
(2) what proportion of teachers in schools for the partially hearing are full-time and qualified to teach deaf children, respectively.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeSeparate figures are not available as between teachers of the deaf and of the partially hearing. Eighty-seven per cent. of the teachers in schools for the deaf and schools for the deaf and partially hearing are full-time. Fifty-eight per cent. have a special qualification to teach deaf and partially hearing children.