§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the staffing ratios for each of the special schools in the Strathclyde region.
§ Mr. Alexander AlexanderI shall send the hon. Member this information as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers teaching handicapped children in Strathclyde region have article 51 qualifications.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher452 at September 1980.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many handicapped children in Strathclyde do not have access to a qualified teacher.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher52 at September 1981.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many head teachers working with handicapped children in Strathclyde region have as their sole qualification that of state registered nurse.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThis information is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many head teachers working with handicapped children in Strathclyde region are registered as teachers with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher87 at September 1980.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers or other persons teaching handicapped children in Strathclyde region do not have article 51 qualification.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher345 teachers. There are also 503 instructors and nursery staff not eligible for the qualification, some of whom will be involved in implementing educational programmes.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, for each of the hospital schools in Strathclyde region in each week of the school year, for how many days and how long each day a mentally-handicapped child receives instruction from a qualified teacher.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThis information is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is satisfied that all handicapped children within Strathclyde region are receiving adequate and efficient teaching.
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§ Mr. Alexander FletcherI have no doubt that the education authority is performing its statutory duty to make adequate and efficient provision of school education for its area.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children who are in hospital schools in Strathclyde would normally be in special schools.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherIn September 1981, 311 of the children in hospital schools in Strathclyde were receiving special education.