asked the Minister for Education the numbers of schools without a career guidance teacher in each of the following sectors: (a) secondary, (b) vocational, (c) community and (d) comprehensive.
300.
Written Answers. - Career Guidance Teachers.
299.
asked the Minister for Education the number of career guidance teachers appointed on an ex-quota basis in each of the following sectors: (a) secondary; (b) vocational; (c) community and (d) comprehensive.
301.
asked the Minister for Education the number of schools sharing a career guidance teacher ex-quota in each of the following sectors: (a) secondary; (b) vocational; (c) community and (d) comprehensive.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 299, 300 and 301 together.
The details sought in respect of secondary, community and comprehensive schools are as follows:
|
Number of schools without a guidance teacher |
Number of schools with ex-quota guidance teachers* |
Number of schools sharing an ex-quota guidance teacher* |
|
|
Secondary Schools |
116 |
144 |
Nil |
|
Community and Comprehensive Schools |
5 |
38 |
Nil |
* In addition there are 197 guidance teachers in excess of quota in secondary schools and 11 in community and comprehensive schools. There are also eight secondary schools which share a guidance teacher in excess of quota.
Specific provision was made in the teaching staff allocations to vocational education committees for the 1983-84 session for guidance services in vocational schools. The allocation in respect of guidance teaching as in the case of other teachers, is to the individual committee's scheme and it is the responsibility of the committee to apportion the service of guidance teachers to the schools as appropriate. A total of 138 guidance posts were included in the 1983-84 allocations to the committees.