Scheme To Divorce Grading, Salaries
Teachers
WELLINGTON, Thu. (P.A.)—Salaries for country primary school teachers had been improved to such an extent that competition for such schools was now keen, especially for the larger ones, said Mr A. F. McMurtrie, acting Director of Education, in evidence today before the Royal Commission on the Sheep Farming Industry. “The larger country schools are. of course, still more attractive from a salary point of view for both head teachers and assistants, and for them experienced teachers are assured.” he added.. Much criticism had been caused by frequent changes of teachers.
A scheme was now under consideration which divorced grading from salary, and which would remove the necessity for a teacher to move merely to improve his grading. Movement for promotion would, of course, continue. The scheme, which was likely to be adopted, he said, would certainly tend to reduce the number of changes and bring about greater stability of staffing.
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Northern Advocate, 4 December 1947, Page 5
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