Teachers' Dispute

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 19 November 1985.

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Photo of Sir Keith Joseph Sir Keith Joseph , Leeds North East 12:00, 19 November 1985

I am not relying on any such assumption. The Government have recognised the need to offer pay that will recruit, retain and motivate teachers of the right quality—good and effective teachers—in just the same way as the extra money, although on a very much smaller scale in aggregate, was offered in order to recruit, retain and motivate civil servants and the judiciary of the right quality.