SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1608, 27 November 1912, Page 6

SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS.

TEACHERS' INSTITUTE PROTEST, • In connection with tho. subject of tha appointment and promotion of teachers, the Education Board, at its meeting yesterday, received a letter from the Wellington District Teachers' Institute. Tha letter states that the institute feels that members of the board can scarcely have realised the importance of the matters dealt with in a previous letter to 'tha board from the institute.' The subject had been carefully considered b;r the Wellington Headmasters' Association, who recommended the institute to take action. The institute contends that , under the present system of making appointments, the best qualified teachers and those most entitled to promotion, have in some recent instances fen overlooked,, while , others with 'lower certificates, shorter service, less varied experience, and no better records have'received preferment. This statement, says tho letter, is confirmed by some late appointments to junior assistantships, which students just leaving the Training College have reoeived over the heads of thosa who left last year. The institute is of opinion that a classification by the board's inspectors is the only method of ensuring tnat consistent promotion, which can alone remove the nreiseut.widespread feeling of.unrest, and. it respectfully asks tho board for full consuderation of its proposals already submitted on the subject. ■■ ; • • •'■■■ . Tho! letter quotes an officaal communtcation froni {he Auckland Institute* which, states: "The teachers were unanimous m. affirming the,basic principles of the wad-. ing fcheme; v -V(na a 'Our ; fceae , hers _woula J not on- any atßsoiint : tolerate a' return' to the old system of malting appointments.' • • ■ Mr. Hogg considered that, the.present .■ 'ssstem-of .appointment of ..teacbersjs un-. doubtedly the best, system;that could be devised. did not,think it could' be improved upon. Mr. Allan considered that the present ■, system, while u good oiuvhad its.weaknes=Es. Tho board should give careful consideration to the letter 'from the teachers. L - Mr. Buchanan sa-.'l that any suggestions from the Teacher.?* Institute should_receive consideration by the board. 'I no board has been receiving £ood, suggestions from the institute' in the past.' Ihe^ institute is composed of a-body of teachers that, ought - to be able to give the .board good suggestions.; It "Was resolved to refer the letter for consideration' to' a sub-committee, consisting of the chairman, Chief Inspector, city members of .th.o board, and secretary.