CONFIDENTIAL
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5.3
In order to provide schools of an educationally viable size in the rural areas, encouragement will be given
for the building of centrally located primary schools to provide education for children in surrounding areas, provided that existing smaller primary schools in the vicinity are
closed down. It is considered that these new schools and
all other new primary schools should consist of not less than
six classrooms with operating classes.
5.4
The difficulties of teaching effectively in small
rural schools and the need to extend teaching skills in these
schools is fully recognised. It is intended, therefore, that
all teachers in the remaining genuinely remote, very small
rural schools should be trained in the activity approach as
a matter of priority, and that the classes in these schools
should be given the equipment and allowances for consumables
provided for such classes, again as a matter of priority.
5.5 Schools with only one or two classrooms should be staffed
with 11⁄2 and 21⁄2 teachers per session respectively, using part-
time teachers where appropriate. By sharing teachers between
the a.m. and p.m. sessions the resulting additional member of
staff would provide some non-teaching periods in which
administrative and professional duties could be carried out.
5.6
All schools in remote areas should be visited regularly
by the Advisory Inspectorate of the Education Department. In
order to achieve this aim, it is recommended that a number of
Inspectors should be assigned to these duties, based upon the
ratio of 1 Inspector for every 20 rural schools.
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