RECRUITING TEACHERS
U.K. Scheme To End
IN 2 Press Association WELLINGTON. June 5
Th j campaign for recruiting post-primary teachers in the United Kingdom would end next month, said the Minister of Education (Mr Tennent) in a press statement tonight. “When this campaign opened early in 1961 the Government approved the recruitment of up to 250 teachers Later in the vear it become clear from the fine response to the advertis’ng in the United Kingdom that more than this number could be selected and ‘he quota was increased to 3’o “A further increase wa= recently granted and it now seems certain that the New Zealand service will benefit bv between 355 and 360 qu’l’fied teachers by the time the last recruit is availab'e to th* schools.” said the Minister
“The 1950 campaign brought 124 teachers to the post-primary schools so that about 480 recruits have come from the campaigns in the last three years “A very pleasing feature has been the h gh proportion of graduate®—BB per cent said Mr Tennent
“A further 81 teachers from overseas have entered the post-primary service since February 1961 The majority have come from the United States. Canada. South Africa and Australia, and most have been graduates.” he said
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29841, 6 June 1962, Page 14
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