972

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 25

Amended Regulations under the Education Act, 1914, relating to the Organization, Examination, and Inspection of Public Schools, and the Syllabus of Instruction.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 25th day of March, 1922.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the Education Act, 1914, and the amendments of that Act, and all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the amendments set out in the Schedule hereto in the regulations relating to the organization, examination, and inspection of public schools, and the syllabus of instruction, made by Order in Council dated the fifteenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and subsequently amended, and in the regulations for physical education and military drill made by Order in Council dated the twenty-third day of October, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen; and doth prescribe that this Order shall come into force on the date of the first publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

1. Clauses 7, 8, and 9 of the regulations for the organization, examination, and inspection of public schools, and syllabus of instruction, are hereby revoked, and the following clauses substituted therefor:

2. (1.) Every public school shall, as a general rule, be visited annually by an Inspector of Schools. No notice of any visit shall in general be given unless the Inspector deems it advisable to hold a more or less detailed examination of the pupils, in which case ten days' notice shall be given. After one of his visits in each year the Inspector shall present an "Inspection Report," but a special report may be presented after any visit.

(2.) Where the Senior Inspector decides that a school of Grade I or higher grade need not be visited during the year either for the purpose of grading the teachers or for the general purposes of inspection, he shall report the matter to the Board, and shall file the explanation along with the Inspection Reports.

8. (1.) The Inspection Report shall consist of a statement in general terms regarding the efficiency of the school as a whole, and shall relate to the organization and management of the school; the order, discipline, and tone; the regularity of the attendance; the general efficiency of the teaching; the instruction and training of the pupil-teachers and probationers; the accommodation; the state of the buildings, grounds, and fences; the provision made for ventilation, warming, and cleaning; special circumstances affecting the efficiency of the school; and any other matters which, in the opinion of the Inspector, should be brought under the notice of the Board and the School Committee.

(2.) After each visit the Inspector shall furnish the teacher in charge with a brief confidential criticism of the details of the work of the school, and with notes for his guidance. Such detailed notes shall relate to any or all of the following matters:-

(a.) The organization of the school as arranged by the head teacher with respect to-

(i.) The manner in which the staff has been distributed in accordance with the accommodation, the size of the different classes, the abilities of the teachers, and the salaries they are receiving:

(ii.) The general scheme of instruction:

(iii.) The arrangement of the time-tables:

(iv.) The instruction and training of the pupil-teachers and probationers:

(v.) The arrangements for playground supervision, for keeping the grounds tidy and attractive, and for physical instruction, organized games, and the like.

(b.) The head teacher's management of the school with respect to his direction of the work of his staff, and the extent and manner in which he makes his influence felt throughout the school, particularly in the development of a good tone, of corporate life