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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1992

IN-SERVICE TRAINING

ASL TEACHERS RUN BY THE

COURSES FOR PROSPECTIVE WERE ORGANISED IN 1990-91 AND WILL AGAIN BE FACULTY OF EDUCATION OF BOTH THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG IN 1991-92 AND 1992-93;

HAVE BEEN GIVING OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE

AND INTRODUCTION THE AND TEACHERS ON ADVICE TO SCHOOLS

SCHOOL VISITS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASL CURRICULUM DURING AND INSPECTIONS; AND

A GUIDE TO THE SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM IS BEING PREPARED WILL BE ISSUED TO SCHOOLS SHORTLY.

AND

ON YEAR TO

CONCERNS ABOUT A PILOT SCHEME LAUNCHED IN OVERCOME THE PRACTICAL CONSTRAINTS OF THE NEW

LEVEL

SUBJECTS,

MISS

CHOW

SEPTEMBER LAST ADVANCED AND THE SAID

ADVANCED SUPPLEMENTARY

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SCHEME HAD YET TO BE PROPERLY EVALUATED AS IT HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED FOR LESS THAN A YEAR.

SHE EXPLAINED THAT IN LINE WITH THE POLICY TO BROADEN THE SIXTH LEVEL AND

SUPPLEMENTARY ADVANCED NEW ADVANCED FORM CURRICULUM, SUBJECTS WOULD BE INTRODUCED IN SCHOOLS IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.

RANGE OF

HOWEVER, AS THERE ARE PRACTICAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE SUBJECTS WHICH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS CAN OFFER, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT INTO GROUPS, OR HAS SUGGESTED THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD FORM THEMSELVES

MORE TO OFFER A THEIR RESOURCES IN ORDER "CONSORTIA",

POOL COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM TO THEIR STUDENTS.

AND

QUOTING EXAMPLES, MISS CHOW SAID A PILOT SCHEME WAS LAUNCHED IN AND SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, INVOLVING THE PO LEUNG KUK CENTENARY COLLEGE PO LEUNG KUK TANG YUK TIEN COLLEGE IN TUEN MUN.

UNDER THIS SCHEME, THE TWO SCHOOLS OFFER THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SIXTH FORM STUDENTS OF EITHER SCHOOL.

DIFFERENT SUBJECTS

ABOUT

EXAMINATION

THE

ASL

MISS CHOW SAID HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

SCHOOLS WILL BE

BY THEIR OWN INFORMED CANDIDATES CURRICULUM AND OF ANY CONSORTIUM SYSTEM IN OPERATION.

"IN ADDITION, A BOOKLET GIVING INFORMATION ON THE SECONDARY SIX MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE OFFERED SUBJECTS

IN EACH SCHOOL WILL BE

AT THE FIVE LEAVERS

DISTRICT EDUCATION INFORMATION OF SECONDARY

EDUCATION OF THE SECTION GUIDANCE AND THE CAREER OFFICES AND DEPARTMENT, SHE ADDED.

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FOR SPLIT- WITH EFFECT FROM

MISS CHOW ALSO REVEALED THAT ADDITIONAL TEACHERS

TEACHING WILL BE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS

SEPTEMBER 1 THIS YEAR.

SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, SCHOOLS WITH INSUFFICIENT CLASSROOMS MAY APPLY FOR THE CONVERSION OF SPARE TEACHING SPACES, SUCH AS CLASSROOMS, AS SPECIAL ROOMS, OR OPEN/COVERED CARPARK TO BE USED

SHE SAID.

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