TNAG-1073-FCO40-1323-Policy-of-the-Government-of-Hong-Kong-on-education-including-1981 — Page 131

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5.3

In order to provide schools of an educationally viable size in the rural areas, encouragement will be given

for the building of centrally located primary schools to provide education for children in surrounding areas, provided that existing smaller primary schools in the vicinity are

closed down. It is considered that these new schools and

all other new primary schools should consist of not less than

six classrooms with operating classes.

5.4

The difficulties of teaching effectively in small

rural schools and the need to extend teaching skills in these

schools is fully recognised. It is intended, therefore, that

all teachers in the remaining genuinely remote, very small

rural schools should be trained in the activity approach as

a matter of priority, and that the classes in these schools

should be given the equipment and allowances for consumables

provided for such classes, again as a matter of priority.

5.5 Schools with only one or two classrooms should be staffed

with 11⁄2 and 21⁄2 teachers per session respectively, using part-

time teachers where appropriate. By sharing teachers between

the a.m. and p.m. sessions the resulting additional member of

staff would provide some non-teaching periods in which

administrative and professional duties could be carried out.

5.6

All schools in remote areas should be visited regularly

by the Advisory Inspectorate of the Education Department. In

order to achieve this aim, it is recommended that a number of

Inspectors should be assigned to these duties, based upon the

ratio of 1 Inspector for every 20 rural schools.

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