MONDAY, JULY 7, 1975
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INTEGRATED SCIENCE COURSE FOR TEACHERS
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AN INTEGRATED SCIENCE COURSE FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS IS TO BE RUN BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FROM TOMORROW UNTIL JULY 18.
THE COURSE WILL BE OPENED BY MR. ARTHUR BROWN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS).
IT WILL BE CONDUCTED BY FOUR TUTORS REPRESENTING THE SCOTTISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE TUTORS ARE MR. STANLEY SKILLEN, MR. JOHN HUGHES, MR. WILLIAM BUCKIE AND DR. LESLIE YOUNG.
THE COURSE ON THIRD YEAR SCIENCE WORK WILL BE ATTENDED BY 60 PEOPLE INCLUDING SCIENCE TEACHERS, LECTURERS OF THE THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, SUBJECT SPECIALISTS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S EXAMINATION DIVISION AND SCIENCE INSPECTORS.
TWO OTHER COURSES IN FIRST AND SECOND YEAR WORK WERE CONDUCTED BY SCOTTISH TUTORS IN THE SUMMER OF 1973 AND 1974.
FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE NEW CURRICULUM FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY FORMS BY THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, 116 SCHOOLS HAVE DECIDED TO ADOPT THE NEW JUNIOR SECONDARY SCIENCE SYLLABUS IN SEPTEMBER 1975.
TO HELP SCIENCE TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOLS JOINING THE SCHEME, THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL RUN SIX MORE IN-SERVICE COURSES ON FIRST AND SECOND YEAR WORK IN AUGUST.
NOTE TO EDITORS 1
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT 10 AM TOMORROW.