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Mr. Dempsey
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers over the age of fifty-five years are teaching in primary and secondary schools, respectively; and what these figures represent as a percentage of the actual approved teaching establishment.
Mr. Ross
The following table shows the position in relation to teachers in public and grant-aided schools in October, 1964, the latest date for which figures are available:
| Primary Schools | Secondary Schools | |
| (a) Total number of posts | 21,237 | 20,354 |
| (b) Number of certificated teachers over 55 years of age | 4,804 | 2,954 |
| (c) Numbers at (b) as percentage of those at (a) | 22·62 | 14·51 |
Note: There is no approved teaching establishment, and the figures shown at head ( a) are made up of the numbers of certificated teachers under 70 years of age, together with the additional numbers estimated by Education Authorities and other school managers as being required.