4.18
CONF BENTIAL
Where schools are definitely sub-standard as distinct
from simply lacking a few facilities, steps will be taken either
to bring them up to standard or to phase them out as appropriate.
4.19
In order to support the proposals for improving the stan-
dards of primary education contained in this chapter, the
Government has also decided to improve the teacher to class ratio
and reduce the maximum class size in public-sector schools.
Details of these proposals are to be found in Chapters 2 and 6.
4.20
The Government also intends to tackle the problem of
noise affecting schools and a pilot project is shortly to start
to ascertain the most efficient way of dealing with this problem.
4.21
One way of improving the standards of primary education
would be to change to single sessional operation. However, in view
of the massive building programme which would be required over and
above the current building programme and the general shortage of
suitable sites this is not considered feasible at present.
However, in districts where the school population is declining
every encouragement will be given to schools wishing to adopt
single sessional operation. At the same time, where the demand
is so low that even single sessional operation becomes
inefficient, schools may have to be closed.
The Advisory Inspectorate
4.22
In order to supervise the implementation of the
proposals made in this chapter and to provide the advisory services
needed to help primary schools implement the new projects,