To ask the President of the Board of Education if he can state the total number of trained teachers at present employed in Church of England, Catholic, Wesleyan, and Council schools respectively; what number of persons were entitled to enter training colleges as the result of the last King's Scholarship examination; and what was the number of places available for them in Church, Catholic, Wesleyan, and undenominational colleges respectively.
To ask the President of the Board of Education if he can state how many candidates became qualified for admission to training colleges during the years 1905 and 1906 respectively; how many students actually obtained admission to a training college in each of those years; how many of those students were admitted to denominational colleges and how many to undenominational; and what aid is now afforded from the Exchequer towards the building and maintenance of training colleges.
( Answered by MR. McKenna.) Number of "trained" teachers employed in Church, Wesleyan, Roman Catholic, and
| Church of England. | Wesleyan. | Roman Catholic. | Council. | |||||
| Men. | Women. | Men. | Women. | Men. | Women. | Men. | Women. | |
| England | 5,912 | 5,493 | 369 | 164 | 406 | 1,483 | 11,486 | 15,359 |
| Wales | 344 | 165 | — | — | 4 | 52 | 1,459 | 988 |
| Total, England and Wales - | 6,256 | 5,658 | 369 | 164 | 410 | 1,535 | 12,945 | 16,347 |
Number of candidates who became qualified for admission to a Training College by the King's Scholarship Examination in the following years: —
| Number of Two-year and Three-year Students admitted in the following years. | ||||||||
| 1905. | 1906. | |||||||
| Number admitted on King's Scholarship qualification. | Number admitted on other qualifications. | Number admitted on King's Scholarship qualification. | Number admitted on other qualifications. | |||||
| Men. | Women. | Men. | Women. | Men. | Women. | Men. | Women. | |
| Residential colleges: | ||||||||
| Church of England | 545 | 1,052 | 56 | 60 | 536 | 1,102 | 62 | 112 |
| Wesleyan | 54 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 66 | 9 | 8 |
| Roman Catholic | 44 | 188 | 5 | 36 | 39 | 232 | 13 | 41 |
| Undenominational | 85 | 357 | 12 | 59 | 51 | 491 | 54 | 103 |
| Day Colleges: | ||||||||
| Undenominational | 251 | 496 | 323 | 307 | 270 | 717 | 325 | 319 |
| Total | 979 | 2,142 | 409 | 470 | 950 | 2,608 | 463 | 583 |
Council Schools on the last day of the School Years ending within the Statistical Year ended 31st July, 1906 —
| Men. | Women. | |
| 1905 | 2,245 | 9,242 |
| 1906 | 2,271 | 10,664 |
It has not been thought necessary to include one-year students or certificated students, as the numbers are small and the conditions of admission are slightly different. The Upper Norwood Blind Training College has not been included. The number of students who enter training colleges in any given year under the King's Scholarship examination includes a small proportion who pass their entrance examination in previous years. The students who entered under examinations other than the King's Scholarship include some who had also passed the King's Scholarship Examination. Subject to compliance with the regulations, building grants are now made by the Board to local education authorities to an amount not exceeding 75 per cent. in respect of all capital expenditure incurred by them for the provision of sites and buildings for training colleges, whether day or residential. Grants to the amount of £3 per place provided or 75 per cent. of the rent, whichever is the less, are also made in aid of renting temporary premises, where the Board are satisfied that it is inexpedient or impracticable at once to provide permanent premises. Grants for the maintenance of training colleges and hostels are as follows: £