FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1984
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MR MAK SAID THAT APART FROM THE SHOW, THERE WOULD BE AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND CHARTS, A GAME STALL AS WELL AS A QUIZ, ALL RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
HE ALSO NOTED THAT A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY TELEVISION ARTISTES AND LOCAL POPULAR SINGERS ON THE GIS MOBILE STREET THEATRE WOULD BE HELD AT THE MAIN SQUARE IN TELFORD GARDENS AT 3 PM ON FEBRUARY 26 TO ENTERTAIN RESIDENTS AND TO PROMOTE WORK SAFETY.
+SAFETY EXTRAVAGANZA+ IS BEING STAGED OVER TWO WEEKEND PERIODS, FROM FEBRUARY 17 TO 19 AND FROM FEBRUARY 24 TO 26. SHOWINGS WILL BE EVERY HALF HOUR FROM 11 AM TO 8.30 PM EXCEPT ON THE LAST DAY, WHEN IT WILL CLOSE AT 6 PM.
REFRESHER COURSES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
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FOUR RETRAINING COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE 1984-85 ACADEMIC YEAR.
HEADS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE UP TO FOUR TEACHERS TO ATTEND TI SE EIGHT-WEEK COURSES, WHICH ARE FREE.
TEACHERS NOMINATED FOR THE COURSE MUST HAVE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS' TEACHING EXPERIENCE AFTER INITIAL TRAINING, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
A REPLACEMENT TEACHER MAY BE EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL TO STAND IN FOR TEACHERS ON RETRAINING COURSES.
THE COURSES ARE TO ACQUAINT SERVING TEACHERS WITH MODERN METHODS AND APPROACHES IN TEACHING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS, TO PROMOTE FURTHER UNDERSTANDING IN THE USE OF RESOURCES AND A KNOWLEDGE OF NEW CONCEPTS IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+EMPHASIS WILL BE ON PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF TEACHING, HELPING TEACHERS TO DEVELOP MODERN METHODS IN PROGRAMMED LEARNING, TEAM TEACHING, REMEDIAL TEACHING, MIXED ABILITY GROUPING AND THE ACTIVITY APPROACH, HE ADDED.
THE MAJOR PART OF THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND TUTORIALS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION OF PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN CLASSROOM SITUATIONS, THE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF TEACHING AIDS, AND VISITS TO VARIOUS TEACHING CENTRES AND SCHOOLS USING THE ACTIVITY APPROACH.
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