INTERCHANGE OF TEACHERS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 48, 25 August 1923, Page 9

INTERCHANGE OF TEACHERS

SPECIAL COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

(FROM OUR OWN CORMSPOHBENT.)

LONDON, 12th July. A special committee was set up last week by the Imperial Education Conference to go into the question of the interchange of teachers. The committee held several, meetings, at which Sir James Allen represented New Zealand, and a draft report has now been submitted to the; conference.

The committee state that the best arrangement would be for the country of origin to continue to pay the salary of the teacher during the period of service abroad, and. that the teacher's service should count both for increment of salary and for superannuation. Among the resolutions submitted are the following: — / ■ ■ "That interchange should he sought as far as practicable between' teachers of similar, qualifications and experience." ''That leave of absence, viith pay be granted to teachers accepted for inteilchange: such leave of absence to cover the period of travel outwards and homewards." j NO DISABILITY. "That service abroad of interchange teachers shall'involve no; disability in respect of salary increment, seniority, or of superannuation or other privilege." "That teachers so interchanged shaU ■hot enter the service of the authority to which they exchange without the permission- of the authority under which they ar6 permanently employed.'' "That all exchanges 'shall be for the period of one year'exclusive of the time spent on travelling." : "That-no teacher be accepted for interchange- who is under 25 years of ago or has less than five years' experience, or is over 45 years of age. PENSION SYSTEMS. The committee desire to express the hope that in places where a contributory pension system exists, teachers proceeding to other parts of the Empire might be permitted to-continue their contributions to the pensions fund of ' their country of origin, provided that the Government under which they were temporarily serving were prepared to make the necessary payments in Respect of this' service. They suggest that "any period of service up to a maximum of five years might be accepted for' this purpose.