Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Rhagfyr 1947.
In the current school year approximately 400 French, 30 Swiss and six Belgian Assistants are serving in our schools: approximately 150 Assistants from this country are employed in France and five in Switzerland. It is expected that these numbers on both sides, will be fully maintained or even increased next year.
Arrangements are under discussion between the Ministry and the French Authorities for an exchange of pupils and their teachers with France during the summer term of 1948. It is estimated that some 500 pupils and 50 teachers will take advantage of these arrangements. The English Speaking Union are respon- sible for a scheme under which 23 boys are this year attending American schools, and a similar number of American boys are in schools in this country. This number is expected to increase next year. As regards holiday exchanges, the number of these will no doubt be large, and they will cover many of the countries of Western Europe: but the number of different bodies responsible for them, and the many uncertainties regarding the extent of the demand from overseas and the conditions under which exchanges will be practicable next year make it impossible at present to give any detailed estimate. I am informed that the National Union of Students are planning approximately 250 student exchanges with eleven countries next year, but that the actual number may be considerably larger.
