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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1994

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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTED TO RESERVE A SEAT BY 829 6745 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

WISH TO ATTEND THE MEETING ARE TELEPHONING MR CHAN HO-KEUNG AT

AS SEATING IS LIMITED, BOOKINGS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

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ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING.

IMPROVING QUALITY OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

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REFERRING TO RECENT PRESS REPORTS ON THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S

SCHOOL PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE WHOLE

INSPECTION PROCEDURES ALONGSIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCHOOL QUALITY ASSURANCE UNIT (QAU) PROPOSED BY A WORKING GROUP OF

EDUCATION COMMISSION, AN EDUCATION AND IN MANPOWER BRANCH SPOKESMAN SAID BOTH PROPOSALS WERE IN FACT MOVING THE SAME DIRECTION.

THE

SEPARATE AND

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY CONDUCTS

ON THE QUALITY OF TEACHING, THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT.

INSPECTIONS

UNDER THE NEW PROCEDURES, INSPECTIONS COVERING ALL THREE AREAS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME SO AS TO PROVIDE AN OVERALL PICTURE OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE SCHOOL AS A WHOLE.

SCHOOL..

"RESULTS OF THE INSPECTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED IN WRITING TO THE

"THE PROPOSAL IS PART OF THE ONGOING EFFORTS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS SCHOOL INSPECTIONS.

"SCHOOLS WILL BE CONSULTED TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

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HE SAID IN PARALLEL WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE PROPOSED QAU, SMALL PROFESSIONAL UNIT LOCATED OUTSIDE THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WOULD STUDY THE QUALITY OF SCHOOL AS AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY.

**IT WILL THUS PERFORM AN EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT ROLE COMPLEMENTARY TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S INSPECTIONS. THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR REFERENCE NOT ONLY WILL BE SCHOOL CONCERNED BUT ALSO TO OTHER SCHOOLS.

"OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, SUCH ASSESSMENTS WOULD PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC WITH BENCHMARKS ON THE QUALITY ATTAINMENT OF OUR SCHOOL EDUCATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

/THE RECOMMENDATIONS