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more than six years.

(v) The standard of accommodation applicable to primary and secondary

schools of the public sector is applicable to ESF schools. Other

standard provisions are as follows :

(a) teacher/class ratios: primary 1.1:1; secondary Form I

Form V 1.3:1; Form VI 2:1;

(b) maximum class size 40;

(c) teachers should as a general rule speak English as their

first language and should have been educated and trained in

a European environment.

Excess provision over and above these standards is permissible

(e.g. the ESF may choose to provide an improved staffing ratio or

to reduce the size of classes; it has already been agreed that

the class size may be reduced to 36 per class in 1980-81

and thereafter to 30 per class by 1983-84). However, any

provision over and above the standard has to be met by the ESF

by means of increased fees. This is also applicable to the

standard as set out at (c) above in that if the cost of providing

the special features of English education exceeds the cost of

providing education under the primary and secondary programme s

the difference in cost should be met by charging fees. Never-

theless, the level of fees would remain subject to the approval

of the Director of Education.

Education support

(i) The overall policy objective is to provide management,

administrative and professional capacity for the implementation

and co-ordination of approved policies, the planning and

development of new policies, guidance and advice to schools

towards the achievement of their objectives, and the review of