asked the President of the Board of Education what assistance is given to teachers leaving training colleges to obtain posts?

The local authorities are generally in close touch with the training colleges, with whom they communicate either by travelling boards of appointment, or otherwise, with a view to securing teachers from among the outgoing students.

asked the President of the Board of Education whether he has any information as to the conditions of unemployment among teachers; and whether any precautions are taken to balance supply and demand?

I am sending my hon. Friend a copy of Administrative Memorandum No. 60 circulated to local education and training college authorities last year, giving statistics on this point. I realise the importance of preventing violent oscillations in supply and demand, but the statistics seem to show that the percentage of unemployment among teachers 18 months after they have left college is small and does not vary greatly from year to year.