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Curriculum Materials
3.9
No kindergartens can implement the type of curriculum envisaged,
even on an experimental basis, without adequate equipment and teaching materials.
The Government intends to make it obligatory for all kindergartens to provide
and maintain in good condition equipment and materials of a quantity and standard
which is acceptable to the Director of Education. Appendix 2 lists the basic
furniture and equipment which will be required when this is first implemented,
but this list may be amended by the Director from time to time.
Training of Teachers
3.10
At present, about 84% of the teaching staff in kindergartens are
untrained and the Government will step up its training resources to remedy this
situation as soon as possible. The measures outlined below are intended to
ensure that all kindergartens will employ a reasonable proportion of teachers
with at least basic training. In the longer term, it is intended to provide
pre-service initial training for kindergarten teachers along lines similar
to that now provided for primary school teachers. However, it is recognised
that this will only become feasible when kindergarten teaching can offer
attractive career prospects.
which will be generated by the measures set out in this White Paper will be
met primarily by in-service training, at least for the next few years.
3.11
The demand for qualified kindergarten staff
Two types of courses are being introduced
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a two-year part-time
in-service course, initially at a College of Education, and a twelve-week
intensive part-time in-service course to be conducted initially by the
Advisory Inspectorate.
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