§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the numbers of full-time teaching staff, part-time teaching staff and total full-time equivalent teaching staff in maintained schools overall and per pupil in maintained schools on 1 June 1960, 1 June 1965, 1 June 1970, 1 June 1975, 1 June 1978, 1 June 1979 and 1 June 1980.
§ Dr. BoysonRelevant figures are available only for January in the years stated. These are given below. They refer to maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in England and Wales.
maintained sector of education on 1 June 1960, 1 June 1965, 1 June 1970, 1 June 1975, 1 June 1978, 1 June 1979 and 1 June 1980.
§ Dr. BoysonThe following is the available information, which is in respect of England and Wales. The non-teaching staff numbers include staff employed in further education establishments, while pupil numbers relate to schools only. Consequently, the ratios per thousand pupils are higher than is appropriate to schools only. It is estimated that the difference would now amount to about four in the last column of the table.
§ Dr. BoysonThe Department has recently received a number of letters on this subject. Before replies are sent, my noble Friend the Minister of State is considering whether there is any action which the Department could usefully take at this stage.
§ Dr. John Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will take steps to alter 179W the CSE regulations to allow the examinations to be taken by those who have left school at Easter, bringing them into line with the regulations for O-level examinations.
§ Dr. BoysonRegulations for CSE examinations are in the first instance the responsibility of regional examining boards. My right hon. and learned Friend has no plans to suggest changes at present, but consideration will have to be given to reconciling differences before the introduction of a single system of examinations at 16-plus.