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FRIDAY, JUNE 27. 1975

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* NEW TYPES OF TEXTBOOK AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL WILL BE DEVELOPED DURING THE TRIAL PERIOD AS THE RESULT OF CLOSE COLLABORATION BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS AND THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, AND EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO HAVE THESE READY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINAL VERSIONS OF FORM 1 SYLLABUSES IN 1977. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE TRIAL PROCESS AND IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE MATERIAL PRODUCED IS BOTH RELEVANT AND CONDUCIVE TO ENLIGHTENED TEACHING. THE ALTERNATIVE - TO WAIT UNTIL TEXTBOOKS WERE READY BEFORE TRYING OUT THE CURRICULUM - WOULD IN EFFECT FIX THE CONTENT AND APPROACH OF THE CURRICULUM BEFORE IT HAD BEEN TESTED.

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SHORT COURSES OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR TEACHERS OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WILL BE ESTABLISHED WITH THE SCHOOLS BY THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE IN ORDER TO HELP TEACHERS ADAPT TO THE NEW APPROACH.

* THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HAS ENDORSED THE

PROPOSAL FOR A STRONG ELEMENT OF PRACTICAL EDUCATION CONTAINED IN THE WHITE PAPER ON SECONDARY EDUCATION. DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY IS INTENDED TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE ORDINARY PUPIL. IT IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE CRAFT-ORIENTED WOODWORK AND METALWORK AS TAUGHT AT PRESENT, IN THAT IT EMPHASISES CREATIVITY AND ORIGINALITY, IT IS NON-VOCATIONAL IN NATURE, BUT DOES GIVE A GENERAL PRACTICAL BACKGROUND WHICH WOULD BE OF AS MUCH VALUE TO THOSE PUPILS PURSUING FURTHER EDUCATION AS IT WOULD TO THOSE ENTERING INDUSTRY.

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