NEW SYLLABUS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 50, 3 May 1928, Page 8

NEW SYLLABUS

FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Press .Association —Copyright. WELLINGTON, May 1. The next syllabus for the primary schools of tlic Dominion has now been decided upon by the Education Department, and advance conies ’"'ill he distributed to teachers this week. The syllabus, however, will not bo issued under ’Order«in*,Council until toulirds the end of the year, after consideration has been given any recommendations the New Zealand Educational Institute may wish to make. , * The work of revision ocoupiedl a considerable amount of time anti thought of' the school inspectors, whose recommendations form the major part of the new circurriculum. The recommendations made by the Primary Schools Syllabus Revision Committee were cUrefully considered b ythe inspectors at their conference in February last, ami in many instances were incorporated) after i amendment. At an, early date, the Minister of Education proposes to release the j reprirb of the commtUte© for pub- j lication. It is reported to be a voluminous) document, consisting of a. majority unci a 'minority report.