Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1875 – No. 5

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Report of the Inspector of Schools on the Teaching Power of the Province.

Approved and confirmed at a meeting of the Board held on the 10th February, 1875.

By Order, CHARLES C. GRAHAM, Secretary.

Education Board,
Wellington, 1st August, 1874.

Gentlemen,—I beg to present my Report on the teaching power of the Province.

There were on 30th June, as shown in Appendix A. to this report, thirty-five certificated and fourteen uncertificated teachers in charge of elementary schools; three certificated and eleven uncertificated teachers acting as assistants; and ten pupil teachers. Of the thirty-five certificated teachers only four have obtained certificates after a residence of at least one year in a British Normal College. The fourteen uncertificated teachers in charge of schools may be divided into two sections, (a) those who will be expected to present themselves for examination, (b) and those who are of advanced age and who are entitled by their long service to some special consideration. As a means of inducing teachers to become students and so to improve their status and usefulness, I propose that the Board shall issue certificates of three “classes,” and each class of three “divisions,” the class being determined by examination and the division by the results of the inspection of the schools. I beg to submit Appendices B and B1 as the Schedules of Subjects for Examination of the third and first two classes respectively. Appendix D is the proposed form of certificate adapted for any class or division.

With a view to classifying pupil teachers and extending the pupil teacher system, so as to train up to some extent teachers for our own schools, I have classified the ten pupil teachers now under the Board, and drawn up a schedule of subjects for examination of pupil teachers in each year of their engagement. Such schedule is attached to this report as Appendix C. With the exception of large schools, where assistants will be required, I think the employment of two pupil teachers instead of an assistant will be in every way more profitable. I do not anticipate the same difficulty now in obtaining pupil teachers, which existed two or three years ago. It will, however, be of little practical gain to establish a pupil teacher system unless the Education Board can provide funds for the education of these young teachers. It is necessary that a grant of eight pounds per annum be made to the head teacher, or any other properly qualified teacher, who will give private tuition say for five hours per week out of school hours to such pupil teachers—such payment to be made conditional on their passing the required examination. For every pupil teacher after the second in any school, a payment of three pounds per annum might suffice.

There are only fourteen teachers in the Province who have received any training by residence in a Normal College in Britain, of whom nine resided six months only.

I have the honor to be, Gentlemen,

Your obedient servant,

ROBERT LEE,

The Education Board, Wellington.

Inspector of Schools.

Schedule A.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE TEACHERS UNDER THE EDUCATION BOARD, JULY, 1874.

HEAD TEACHERS. MALES. FEMALES.
Teachers holding British certificates, and of at least one year’s training 4 ...
Teachers who have passed the examination of the Education Board and entitled to a certificate 25 4
Teachers holding other certificates of about equal value 2 ...
Total certificated Teachers in charge of schools 31 4
Teachers uncertificated 3 6
Total Head Teachers 34 10
ASSISTANT TEACHERS.
Teachers holding any certificate 2 1
Teachers uncertificated 1 9
Sewing Mistress only ... 1
Total Assistant Teachers 3 11
PUPIL TEACHERS.
Classed in the 1st year 2 2
Classed in the 2nd year ... 4
Classed in the 3rd year ... 2
Classed in the 4th year ... ...
Classed in the 5th year ... ...
Total Pupil Teachers 2 8


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🎓 Report on Teaching Power of the Province

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
1 August 1874
Teachers, Education Board, Certificates, Pupil Teachers, Wellington
  • Robert Lee (Inspector of Schools), Authored report on teaching power

  • Charles C. Graham, Secretary

🎓 Classification of Teachers under Education Board

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Teachers, Certification, Education Board, Wellington