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part in sports and cultural activities.
Textbooks
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The
The most commonly used of all teaching aids is the textbook.
Government is currently planning to modify the system of reviewing
textbooks with the aim of improving the quality of the hooks and the speed
with which they can be supplied to meet new curricular needs. The scheme will
include a payment system for textbook reviewers and a financial contribution
by publishers towards the cost of the reviews. The Government is also
currently reviewing the grant made to assist needy pupils to purchase their
textbooks to provide more realistic assistance to meet current textbook
costs.
The School Building and Its Furniture and Equipment
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In paragraph 7.9 of the Green Paper, reference was made to the
revised standard plan to which all new public-sector primary schools will be built.
This plan will be kept under regular review. The Government also intends
to improve the standards of existing classrooms in the public-sector schools
wherever this is feasible at reasonable cost to bring them up to the
This mainly involves the provision
standards approved for new schools.
of shelves, sinks and power points.
a considerable period of time and priority will be given to schools adopting
the activity approach. Specifications for new, light, modern school
furniture will be drawn up and this new furniture will gradually replace
old-fashioned desks and chairs in all schools. Schools with particularly
unsatisfactory furniture or schools where the need for extensive repairs
is urgent will be given priority.
The work will have to be carried out over
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