§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received from the Confederation for the Advancement of State Education about education in Surrey; and what reply he has given.
§ Mr. BoysonMy right hon. and learned Friend has received a letter dated 17 July from the South-West Surrey association of the Confederation for the Advancement of State Education. This alleges that the Surrey local education authority are in default of their statutory duties under the Education Acts and are acting unreasonably in pursuing policies which result in such default. A reply has been sent saying that these complaints will be investigated.
302Wproportion of posts offered to the newly trained, will depend upon the staffing policies of individual authorities. The number of newly trained teachers seeking teaching posts in England this summer is estimated at round 15,000.
§ Mrs Renée Shortasked the Secretary of state for Education and Science how many teachers have qualified in each of the last five years; and what percentage of these in each year subsequently applied for teaching posts.
§ Dr. BoysonThe number of applications for teaching posts is not recorded centrally; the available information is shown in the following table. Information for 1975–76 is not comparable with later years.