· A52 ·
qualified kindergarten teachers should be expanded
to train 120 teachers each year. The course should
be transferred from the Advisory Inspectorate to the
Colleges of Education.
(26) In addition to the recommendation at (25) there should
be a 12-week intensive part-time in-service course
organised twice a year by the Advisory Inspectorate
to train 160 kindergarten staff to become qualified
kindergarten assistants.
(27) It is intended that by 1984 all kindergartens should
employ at least one qualified teacher or assistant.
By 1990, 75% of kindergarten staff must have been
(28)
similarly trained. The Head of a kindergarten should
have attended the 2-year course.
The class size for primary schools not adopting the
'learning by doing' approach should be 40.
(29) The legal maximum primary class size of 45 should not
be changed.
(30) Re-training should be the joint responsibility of the.
Colleges of Education and the Advisory Inspectorate.
(31) Re-training of teachers, which should be compulsory
for those entering the profession from September 1981,
will consist of a period of 8-weeks continuous training
to be undertaken within 5-10 years after entry into the
profession and a second period of 8 weeks about 10 years
later.
(32) Retraining courses for teachers in schools intending
to adopt the 'learning by doing' approach are proposed.
(33) Teachers on training courses should be replaced by temporary
teachers.
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