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(i) to provide additional services to schools through

the Department's Field Study Centre;

(ii) to identify existing and new targets to be achieved

and the methods for achieving them and to assess the

priorities to be allocated to them;

(iii) to provide statistical and financial forecasts that

can be used to review existing performance and as

guidelines for the planning of future policies;

(iv) to determine the number, type and location of new

educational institutions to be provided, to allocate

sites to sponsors and to monitor the construction of

buildings;

(v) to carry out research into educational methods and

to assess the effectiveness of any changes introduced;

and

(vi) to provide better control and use of school libraries

through the Library Section, Advisory Inspectorate.

(iii) In June 1978 the Board of Education recommended an overall review

of the education system, with the aim of considering the coherence

and effectiveness of the education service and advising on

priorities in its long-term development. This recommendation

was accepted by the government and the purpose of the review was

further explained in the 1978 White Paper.

(iv) The extent of achievement is limited only by the degree of

support provided, which varies partly with the extent of government

financial assistance. However, by virtue of the Director of

Education's statutory responsibility for educational matters,

there is a basic level of involvement even with regard to