EDUCATIONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 211, 6 March 1914, Page 2

EDUCATIONAL.

OIiCAXTSLNG INSPECTION. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Thursday. At yesterday's meeting of the Board of Education, Sir, 15. C. Purdie (Chief Inspector) submitted proposals which he has framed with regard to reforms ttat are admittedly desirable in the organisation of the inspectorate. Mr. Purdie convinced ■ the Board that the ellicieney would be increased by the reorganisation of the staff of inspectors, and it was clear that hesitation to make any change would be caused largely by financial considerations. Ultimately a committee of the whole Board, with the Chief Inspector, was set up to consider the proposals. Briefly, the effect of Mr. Purdie'a motions regarding the inspectorate was a division of the education district into three areas—northern, metropolitan and southern—each in charge of a senior inspector, with other inspectors controlling sub-areas of a specified number of schools under the senior inspector. The chief inspector would direct and supervise the work of education throughout the whole education district, and it was suggested that sufficient extra inspectors be appointed forthwith to enable the scheme to be carried out on the lines indicated.