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qualified kindergarten teachers should be expanded

to train 120 teachers each year. The course should

be transferred from the Advisory Inspectorate to the

Colleges of Education.

(26) In addition to the recommendation at (25) there should

be a 12-week intensive part-time in-service course

organised twice a year by the Advisory Inspectorate

to train 160 kindergarten staff to become qualified

kindergarten assistants.

(27) It is intended that by 1984 all kindergartens should

employ at least one qualified teacher or assistant.

By 1990, 75% of kindergarten staff must have been

(28)

similarly trained. The Head of a kindergarten should

have attended the 2-year course.

The class size for primary schools not adopting the

'learning by doing' approach should be 40.

(29) The legal maximum primary class size of 45 should not

be changed.

(30) Re-training should be the joint responsibility of the.

Colleges of Education and the Advisory Inspectorate.

(31) Re-training of teachers, which should be compulsory

for those entering the profession from September 1981,

will consist of a period of 8-weeks continuous training

to be undertaken within 5-10 years after entry into the

profession and a second period of 8 weeks about 10 years

later.

(32) Retraining courses for teachers in schools intending

to adopt the 'learning by doing' approach are proposed.

(33) Teachers on training courses should be replaced by temporary

teachers.

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