INTERCHANGE OF TEACHERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13927, 8 December 1908, Page 6

INTERCHANGE OF TEACHERS.

LEAGUE OF EMPIRE'S SCHEME. One of the subjects of first importance brought before the official conference on education convened by the League* of the Empire on Empire Day, 1907, was that of the interchange of teachers and inspectors between the different countries and Crown colonies. Although the conference was unable to entertain proposals of so far-reaching a nature, they yet unanimously passed a resolution recommending that means should bo found for enabling those engaged in educational work to obtain knowledge and professional experience in '. parte of the - Empire other than their own. • :

As soon as it was ascertained that the principle of educational tours was generally approved and that many of the Departments were prepared at once to give their co-operation, the league approached the Education Committee of .the .London County Council and other education committees throughout the United Kingdom. The result lias boon that everywhere facilities have been most generously accorded to all teachers accredited to the league by their Governments, both for studying educational methods in the schools arid also for obtaining free passes to the very valuable courses of lectures given by the London County Council and by the Professorial Board of University College, London. Arrangements for carrying out the scheme are now in working order, and teachers from different parts of the Empire have been placed in communication with the central office of the league, and are already taking up courses of special study in the United Kingdom. Ten teachers have been accredited to the league by the Director of Education for the Transvaal. Teachers have also arrived from New South Wales. South Australia, West Australia, New Zealand and India. '■■■■■ ' '

he league will be pleased to lend its help to further the interests of any teachers wishing to arrange for .1 visit to the Motherland, and lists of lectures and other particulars will he furnished to all concerned on application'to the hon. secretary, League of the Empire, Caxton Hall, Westminster, London, S.W.. England.