CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938 — Page 27

of becoming headmistress of Belilios Public School, since all the others are

older than a non-graduate senior to them in appointment.

5. This state of affairs has come about, because the training of graduates

takes at least one year longer than that of non-graduates, and generally the

But it has graduates appointed have had several years teaching experience.

been the practive of the Education Department to appoint non-graduates with

little experience, or in some cases of local appointment, none at all, for

example Miss Stuart, Miss Whitley and Miss Jeffries.

If all the mistresses retire at the same age, and, as in the past, a university

degree is not considered to carry more weight than a few months seniority

The 12 undermentioned graduates

out of a total of 14 will reach

retiring age while

The undermentioned non-graduates

are holding the Headship of

Belilios Public School

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Miss Cooper

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Mrs. Stark is headmistress

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Miss Basecombe

Miss Newsholme

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Miss Brown

Miss Anderson

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Miss Tasartey

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Miss Stephen

Miss Steele

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Miss Curtin

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Miss Gray

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Miss Heap

Misses Beairs and Whitley are headmistresses

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Miss Gough

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Miss Burslem

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Miss McGuffog

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Miss Sinclair

Miss Hughes (since retired) and Miss Marsh would appear to have an opportunity

of being appointed to the headship, but only two years before they reach retiring

age.