INTERCHANGE OF TEACHERS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 197, 14 May 1908, Page 4

INTERCHANGE OF TEACHERS

AN INVITATION FROM' LONDON, The Imperial. Conference on Education, which wn« held in June of last year, adopted certain recommendations in'.favour ' of 'an, intorchango' of teachers between the Mother Country and tho'.colonics.' . * Tho London County Council and' municipal, bodies of other largo* oentres>havo now agreed to facilitate the of tho recom,mondations of the Education Conference, as will be;seen from. tho,following circular which has . been received-;by tho,.secretary of . tho .Wellington Education Board:—i..; . " Caxtoii' Hall, - "".Westminster, .London, S.W.,'\' ... " March '20, 1903. ' '• Scheine for-, tho ; Migration of Teachers,and • •Inspectors.

' " Sir,—ln'further reference to this- scheme I havii'-pleasure in - informing you -, that arrangements havovnow;boen-nihdo with the London County Council-.- a ncl tho councils of our .great -towns and counties by which all their 'schools will bo opened for tho study ot teachers accredited to us by tho Education, Departments throughout, the Empire, and by. ..which'free entrance; bo accorded'to all county council lccturcs . bearing oil' tho instruction e'ivoii. , "Wo are now, with .tho kind, assistance of thoso authorities, drawing up .a syllabus, of what, is .recommended'.for study,-in all grades of education iii tho different towns >and counties so that the teachers may, before coming, arrange for tho best :use of their time and chooso such subjects as may bo of special advantago to themselves. ' " Wo aro also forming small committees throughout tho to receive'the. teachers rind afford such hospitality as may bo possible, and in any .case be responsible that tho. most comfortable and economical arrangements aro made for. tliosb who wish to .spend'some days or longer in tho different districts. ; • ■ • " I ain to inform you of the very cordiil reception that will be given both by' the County and • Borough • Educatibn - Committees to all teaehei'3 accredited' to us 1 by you, and' of the great plcasuro that will be taken 1 in furthering their purposo in every way. ."I'am also to assure you-of'the best services of my Committeo in carrying out this scheme to tho best advantage of any .teachers whom you.may recommend.' • ' ■. "I have tho honour to be, Sir, "Your obedient servant,/ , .'■■ "E, M. ORl) MAI{SHALL, ... V. _ -•" Honorary Secretary." , -Similar circulars havo beeii addressed to' tho Education Boards in the various districts of tho Dominion. •' , .; Some idea of what is being done in this matter by tho Scottish Education Department will be found in an article entitled "Interchange of Teachers,',' which appeared in .to Dominion of May 6, under tho headiug of Notes" on Education." Arrangements are beiug made for an interchange of teachers between Scotland and Franco and Germany It is understood , that tho abovo circular will be considered by tho Education Board at. its' next meeting..