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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1994
NEW GRADUATE TEACHING POSTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE 180 GRADUATE TEACHING POSTS PUBLIC SECTOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE 1994/95 SCHOOL YEAR TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID A NEW GRADUATE GRADE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL MASTER/MISTRESS (PSM) HAD BEEN CREATED IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PRIMARY SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND THE PRIMARY SECTION OF COMBINED-LEVEL SPECIAL SCHOOLS.
"THE MOVE IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT/S. PLAN TO UPGRADE 35 PER CENT OF THE TEACHING POSTS IN PUBLIC SECTOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS ΤΟ GRADUATE LEVEL OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"BEGINNING IN THE 1994/95 SCHOOL YEAR, WE SHALL UPGRADE 180 POSTS. THE NEW GRADUATE TEACHING POSTS WILL ENHANCE INSTRUCTIONAL AND MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP IN THE SCHOOLS.'
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID IN GENERAL, PRIMARY SCHOOL MASTER/MISTRESS GRADE STAFF WOULD PERFORM DUTIES SIMILAR TO THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE CORRESPONDING RANKS OF THE CERTIFICATED MASTER/MISTRESS GRADE.
IN ADDITION, PSM GRADE TEACHERS ARE EXPECTED, BECAUSE. OF THEIR ENHANCED TRAINING AND SKILLS, TO PLAY AN ACTIVE AND LEADING ROLE IN PROMOTING THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES:
* SCHOOL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE SCHEME;
* ACTIVITY APPROACH;
* TARGET ORIENTED CURRICULUM;
* SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM; AND
* WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH TO GUIDANCE.
THE GRADE STRUCTURE AND SALARY SCALES OF THE NEW PSM GRADE ARE:
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