Secondary heads’ talks
The role of single-sex high schools, the relevance of the present secondary-school curriculum and many other topics will be discussed at a four-day conference of more than 400 secondary school principals which begins today.
. . The annual conference, which will be held in Rotorua, 1 will be opened by a contro- ' versial speaker on educational matters, Professor R. S. Adams of Massey Univer- , sity. For the first time a large delegation of senior officers ;from the Department of
Education will join the secondary-school principals. The Director-general of Education (Mr A. N. V. Dobbs), the Director of Secondary Education (Mr M. Hewitson), four district senior inspectors of secondary schools and the Assistant Director-Gen-eral of Education (Mr W. L, Renwick) will take part in I
conference sessions devoted 1 to curriculum reform. Also scheduled for discussion at the conference is a report made by the Department of Education last year on guidance services in ligh schools, and the role the school from the point: o ?w authority and pupil;, ontrol.
Feline feat A homesick cat has arrived back at its former home in Weikom, South Africa, after a trek of more than 500 miles. I—Weikom, June 12.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32941, 13 June 1972, Page 20
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