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TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1975

SEMINARS ON TEACHERS' ROLE IN GUIDING PRIMARY PUPILS

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ABOUT 700 PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL ATTEND A SEMINAR AT THE CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE TEACHERS' ROLE IN GUIDING PRIMARY PUPILS.

THE SEMINAR WILL BE OPENED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PROFESSIONAL), MR. HO NGA MING.

*THE AIM OF THE SEMINAR IS TO PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF, AND BASIC SKILLS IN, GUIDANCE IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL SETTING, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

DURING THE SEMINAR, THE TEACHERS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO SOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIOUR AND LEARNING PROBLEMS.

DIFFERENT FORMS OF GUIDANCE, GUIDANCE THROUGH TEACHING AND CHILD GUIDANCE SERVICES IN HONG KONG WILL ALSO BE COVERED IN A . NUMBER OF TALKS,

A SIMILAR SEMINAR WILL BE HELD ON JULY 24 AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FOR ANOTHER 200 TEACHERS IN RURAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS. THIS SEMINAR WILL ALSO BE OPENED BY MR. HO.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE SEMINARS COVERED. THEY WILL BEGIN AT 9.50 A.M. THE CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL IS IN FORTRESS HILL ROAD, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG= AND THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IS IN GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON.

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