WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1978
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+MEMBERS HAVE, THEREFORE, SUPPORTED THE GREEN PAPER PROPOSAL TO RAISE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION. I THINK I DETECT, HOWEVER, LESS CERTAINLY ON WHETHER OR NOT THE PRESENT TWO-YEAR COURSE OF TRAINING SHOULD BE LENGTHENED. COULD WELL BE THAT TO DO BOTH IS NOT REQUIRED IN ALL CASES. IF SO, I WOULD CONSIDER IT MORE EFFECTIVE TO ENSURE GREATER CONTENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN OUR TRAINEE TEACHERS ON ENTRY.
+A FULL SCALE REVIEW OF NON-GRADUATE TEACHER EDUCATION IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCES TO THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE.
+THE REVIEW WILL COVER LENGTH AND CONTENT OF INITIAL COURSES OF TRAINING, ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, PRIORITIES FOR REFRESHER/ RE-TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND COLLEGE STAFFING REQUIREMENTS.
+THE WORK ING PARTIES CARRYING OUT THIS REVIEW WILL CERTAINLY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE POINTS WHICH MEMBERS HAVE MADE.+
COMMENT ING BRIEFLY ON THESE, MR. TOPLEY CONTINUED: +MISS BENNETT HAS CRITICISED THE PRESENT STAFFING OF THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION: TOO MANY NON-GRADUATES AND NOT ENOUGH USE MADE OF OVERSEAS-TRAINED STAFF.
+ THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS RECOGNISED FOR SOME TIME THAT OUR STAFF STRUCTURE IN THE COLLEGES NEEDED REVIEW. THIS HAS BEEN DONE AND A NEW ESTABLISHMENT IS, I HOPE, ABOUT TO BE APPROVED.
+A FEATURE OF THE NEW ESTABLISHMENT IS THAT THE NUMBER OF GRADUATE OR GRADUATE-EQUIVALENT POSTS HAS BEEN INCREASED TO ABOUT 63 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL TO STRENGTHEN THE ACADEMIC CONTENT OF THE COURSES AND TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW TEACHERS LIE MAINLY IN THE SECONDARY SECTOR.
+HOWEVER, OUR COLLEGES ALSO TRAIN TEACHERS FOR OUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, SO THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A NEED FOR NON-GRADUATE LECTURERS WITH PRIMARY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
+THE NEW STAFFING ARRANGEMENTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO ENSURE GREATER STABILITY. THERE IS A CASE FOR A SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS SHORT-TERM TRANSFER FROM CLASSROOM TEACHING TO OTHER AREAS OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING TEACHER TRAINING) AND VICE VERSA.
+FINALLY, ON THE QUESTION OF STAFFING, THE NEW STRUCTURE IN THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION WILL HAVE MORE POSTS TO WHICH LECTURERS HOLDING OVERSEAS GRADUATE QUAL IF ICATIONS CAN BE APPOINTED.
+THE EFFECT OF THIS CHANGE WILL BE GREATEST IN ART, HOME ECONOMICS, MUSIC AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION, IN WHICH FOR THE FIRST TIME IT ILL BE POSSIBLE TO APPOINT GRADUATES OR GRADUATE EQUIVALENTS.+
MR. TOPLEY SAID