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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1986

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SCHOOL SUPPORT SCHEME LAUNCHED

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TO STRENGTHEN GUIDANCE SERVICE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED A PILOT PROJECT OF THE SCHOOL SUPPORT SCHEME IN WHICH EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS ARE PROVIDED TO HELP TEACHERS DEVELOP THEIR SKILL IN HANDLING STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS AND TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT PREVENTIVE PROGRAMMES.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SECOND GENERAL GUIDANCE CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREER MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS AT LEE GARDENS HOTEL TODAY (FRIDAY), THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR LI YUET-TING, SAID 12 SCHOOLS TOOK PART IN THE PILOT PROJECT STARTING SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.

IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF GUIDANCE SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDED SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS TASK, HE SAID.

TO IMPROVE STUDENTS SERVICES, FIVE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS WERE PROVIDED TO EACH STANDARD GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOL BY FOUR STAGES BETWEEN 1982 AND 1986. ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS WAS TO STRENGTHEN GUIDANCE WORK,

TO CATER FOR THE EVER-GROWING NEED OF THE GUIDANCE SERVICE IN SCHOOL, MR LI SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD RECENTLY COMPILED AND ISSUED A SET OF GUIDELINES ON GUIDANCE WORK TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO ENABLE THEM TO PLAY A MORE POSITIVE ROLE IN ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH PROBLEMS.

ON THE TRAINING OF GUIDANCE MASTERS, HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD LONG-TERM PLANS IN THE PIPELINE. HE ALSO NOTED THE ONE-YEAR DIPLOMA COURSE FOR GUIDANCE TEACHERS ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES OF THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY PROVED VERY POPULAR AMONG THE TEACHERS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AS WELL AS THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC ARE EXPECTED TO RUN THE SIMILAR COURSES STARTING NEXT YEAR WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PLANNED TO ORGANISE VARIOUS SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARD OF GUIDANCE TEACHERS, MR LI ADDED.

ATTENDING TODAY'S CONFERENCE AND A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP ON GENERAL GUIDANCE WERE SOME 140 TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.

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