§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if there has been any change in the salary scales of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools in Wales since March; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. RobertsYes. The following salary scales became effective from 1 April 1986
Grade 4 (HM Chief Inspector)
- £
- 28,350
747 - 29,100
- 29,850
Grade 5 (HM Staff Inspector)
- £
- 23,730
- 24,741
- 25,754
- 27,065
Grade 6 (HM Inspector)
- £
- 18,020
- 18,872
- 20,356
- 22,044
- 24,302
The Grade 4 scale was further revised with effect from 1 July as follows:Grade 4 (HM Chief Inspector)
- £
- 28,975
- 29,725
- 30,475
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools currently employed in Wales who have had no experience of teaching in primary schools; and how this figure compares with that on 18 March.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsFifty; this is an increase of three since 18 March 1986. I also refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to him on 24 March 1986 at columns347–48.
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will arrange for the forward programme of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools in Wales to be published; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsNo. A particular value of reports by Her Majesty's inspectors is that they reflect the realities of educational practice, and this value would be reduced if programmes were published in advance.
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the current number of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools in Wales who have had no experience of teaching in schools; and how this compares with the figure on 24 March.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsFive; there has been no change since 24 March 1986.