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(i) to provide additional services to schools through
the Department's Field Study Centre;
(ii) to identify existing and new targets to be achieved
and the methods for achieving them and to assess the
priorities to be allocated to them;
(iii) to provide statistical and financial forecasts that
can be used to review existing performance and as
guidelines for the planning of future policies;
(iv) to determine the number, type and location of new
educational institutions to be provided, to allocate
sites to sponsors and to monitor the construction of
buildings;
(v) to carry out research into educational methods and
to assess the effectiveness of any changes introduced;
and
(vi) to provide better control and use of school libraries
through the Library Section, Advisory Inspectorate.
(iii) In June 1978 the Board of Education recommended an overall review
of the education system, with the aim of considering the coherence
and effectiveness of the education service and advising on
priorities in its long-term development. This recommendation
was accepted by the government and the purpose of the review was
further explained in the 1978 White Paper.
(iv) The extent of achievement is limited only by the degree of
support provided, which varies partly with the extent of government
financial assistance. However, by virtue of the Director of
Education's statutory responsibility for educational matters,
there is a basic level of involvement even with regard to