SCHOOL TEACHERS’ SALARIES.

Taihape Daily Times, 21 December 1918, Page 7

SCHOOL TEACHERS’ SALARIES.

increases to be paid. STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER. Increases in teachers’ salaries were provided for in the Appropriation Act passed at the rising of Parliament last sesion. The clause gave the Minister of Education power to expend the sum of £IIBOOO for this purpose, and regulations to govern the distribution of the money Save been unedi preparation for some time. The Hon. J. A. Hanan, Minister of Education, stated to a reporter recently that the new regulations had been approved by the Cabinet, and would be gazetted this week. They are to come into operation on January Ist next, and will provide for increases averaging about £2O for each teacher, varying from £lO to £3O. The principal alterations will be as follow (the figures in parentheses are those under the existing scale):

The house allowances for these teachers will be the same as at present, except that in the case of grade 2 (average attendance of 21-35) it will be £3O per annum, Instead of £2O as at present.

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allowance of £3O (£lO more than at present) so that all married male assistants will receive immediate incerases of £2O or £36. The increases outlined above will be irT"addition to the annual increments (if any) that teachers would be entitled to under the present Act. SMALLER CLASSES. The regulations also provide for incerasing the staffs of many of the larger schools. Hitherto, as the average attendance of a school increased from 400 upwards, another teacher or pupilteacher has been added to fire staff for each increase of 50 in average attendance. Under the amended regulations an additional assistant (or junior teacher) will be allowed for each 40 pupils. PROBATIONERS AND PUPIL (or junior) TEACHERS. Probationers and pupil teachers (now junior teachers) were granted increases in their allowances and salaries in June last, but they are to receive further incerases. Previously, probationers received £3O per annum for the first year; in June this was increased to £45; under the new regulations the rate will be £55. For the second year the rates were previously £35; they ivero increased in June to £SO, and now they are to be £6O. In each case probationers will be allowed £25 per annum if ouTTged to live away fro'fil home. Previously, pupil teachers (or junior teachers) ivere granted: First yetar, £35, plus £2O lodging allowance; second year, £45, plus £ls lodging allowance; third and fourth year £55, plus £lO lodging allowance. These rates were inccrased in June to £4O, plus £25, £SO, plus £25; and £6O, plus £25, respectively. From January 1 the old “firstyear” pupil teachership will be abolished .and the rates will be £6O, £65, and £65 respectively, with an additional £25 for lodging allowance if obliged to live away from home. OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. The Minister pointed out that in addition to these alterations,; the regulations woul dcontain many other important improvements. For example, infant mistresses must be appointed to position of first female assistant in the large schools. When a school falls in grade, the board will be required to take the first opportunity of transferring the

teacher to another position. When the average of a school increases or decreases, the consequential incerase or decrease of the staffwill be made to operate sooner than under the existing regulations. Training college students, pupil teachers, and probationers who have served with the N.Z. Expeditionary Force within the period August 4, 1914, to November 12, 1918, and who had not fully completed their course of training at the time of proceeding on active service, may, with the approval of the Minister, be granted special consideration to enable them ti occupy certain positions. “Speaking generally,” said Mr Hannan, “I should like to'have been able to make some other improvements, but being limited to the amount (£118,000) granted by Cabinet, I have endeavoured, taking all things into consideration, to do the best I could. The task of dealing with these regulations has been a most difficult one.”

Grade 1 (£110- £140), £130-£180 Grade 2 (£120-£140), £140- £160 Grade 3a (£200-£250), £220- £270 Grade 3 b (£200- £250), £230- £290 Grade 4 (£260-£310), £280- £330 Grade 5 £320- £360), £340-£380 Grade 6 (£370-£400), £380- £410 Grade 7 £ (410-£440, £420- £450

ASSISTANTS. . Grade 1 <£110-£120), £120-£140 Grade 2 (£120-£140), £140- £160 Grade 3 (£150-£1801, £160-£200 Grade 4 (£190- £220), £200- £240 Grade 5 (£230-£250), £250- £270 Grade 6 (£260-£280), £270-£2 Grade 7 (£290- £310), £300-£320 Grade 8 (£320- £360), £330- £370 Married male assistants, in addition to these salaries, arc to receive an