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Mr President,
of the numbers of Inspectors of Schools in the Education Department responsible for the inspection of primary and secondary schools respectively, together with the number of Inspectors of Schools in each category with less than five years' teaching experience; and of the number and academic qualifications of Inspectors of Schools for each subject; and
whether the Education Department will consider deploying Inspectors of Schools to undertake teaching duties at primary and secondary schools on a rotation basis, so as to enrich and update their teaching experience?
The consultation document on the Education Commission Report No. 7 (ECR7), which was published in November 1996 for public consultation, recommended a comprehensive strategy to enhance the quality of school education. The two-month consultation period has now expired. The Commission is now finalising its recommendations, inter alia, on the development of a comprehensive quality assurance framework.
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At present, school inspections are undertaken by different grades of Education Department staff for difference purposes, notably Education Officers of the Schools Division in monitoring and advising on school management and administration, and Inspectors of the Advisory Inspectorate on curriculum and teaching standards.
Education Officers
There are 128 Education Officers working in 19 district education offices. These officers basically possess a recognised degree and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education or equivalent, with at least three years' relevant post-degree experience or six years' relevant experience mainly in teaching. They are responsible for overall inspection of the administration of both primary and secondary schools in various districts.