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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1994

NEW GRADUATE TEACHING POSTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

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THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE 180 GRADUATE TEACHING POSTS PUBLIC SECTOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE 1994/95 SCHOOL YEAR TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID A NEW GRADUATE GRADE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL MASTER/MISTRESS (PSM) HAD BEEN CREATED IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PRIMARY SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND THE PRIMARY SECTION OF COMBINED-LEVEL SPECIAL SCHOOLS.

"THE MOVE IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT/S. PLAN TO UPGRADE 35 PER CENT OF THE TEACHING POSTS IN PUBLIC SECTOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS ΤΟ GRADUATE LEVEL OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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"BEGINNING IN THE 1994/95 SCHOOL YEAR, WE SHALL UPGRADE 180 POSTS. THE NEW GRADUATE TEACHING POSTS WILL ENHANCE INSTRUCTIONAL AND MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP IN THE SCHOOLS.'

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID IN GENERAL, PRIMARY SCHOOL MASTER/MISTRESS GRADE STAFF WOULD PERFORM DUTIES SIMILAR TO THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE CORRESPONDING RANKS OF THE CERTIFICATED MASTER/MISTRESS GRADE.

IN ADDITION, PSM GRADE TEACHERS ARE EXPECTED, BECAUSE. OF THEIR ENHANCED TRAINING AND SKILLS, TO PLAY AN ACTIVE AND LEADING ROLE IN PROMOTING THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES:

* SCHOOL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE SCHEME;

* ACTIVITY APPROACH;

* TARGET ORIENTED CURRICULUM;

* SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM; AND

* WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH TO GUIDANCE.

THE GRADE STRUCTURE AND SALARY SCALES OF THE NEW PSM GRADE ARE:

/RANK

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