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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 42

Part I. — Elementary Schools. — Section I. — Preliminary Conditions

Part I.
Elementary Schools
.

Section I.

Preliminary Conditions.

17. Before any grant is made to a school (Article 4), the Department must be satisfied that—
(a.)

The school is conducted as a public elementary school (Article 6); and no child is refused admission to the school on other than reasonable grounds.

(b.)

The school is not carried on under the management of any person or persons who derive emolument from it.

(c.)

The school premises are healthy, well lighted, warmed, drained, and ventilated, properly furnished, supplied with suitable offices, and contain in the principal schoolroom and class-rooms at least 80 cubical feet of internal space, and 8 square feet of area, for each child in average attendance.

(d.)

The principal teacher is certificated (Article 43), and is not allowed to undertake duties, not connected with the school, which occupy any part whatever of the school hours, or of the time appointed for the special instruction of pupil-teachers (Schedule II., 4).

Exception:—
  • The teachers of evening schools need not be certificated, if they are,—
    (1.)

    Pupil-teachers who satisfy the conditions of Article 60; or,

    (2.)

    Upwards of 18 years of age (Article 42), approved by the inspector, and employed in an evening school connected with a Public Elemeutary day school.

(e.)

Notice is immediately given to the Department of any changes in the school staff (Article 39) which occur in the course of the year. The first grant to a school is computed from the date at which (1) the appointment of a certificated teacher is notified to, and recognized by, the Department; or (2) the acting teacher passes the examination for a certificate (Article 44).

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(f.)

The girls in a day school are taught plain needlework* and cutting out as part of the ordinary course of instruction.

(g.)

All returns called for by the Department are duly made; the admission and daily attendance of the scholars carefully registered by, or under the supervision of, the teacher (Article 67); accounts of income and expenditure accurately kept by the managers, and duly audited; and all statistical returns and certificates of character (Articles 67, 77, and 80) may be accepted as trustworthy.

(h.)

Three persons have designated one of their number to sign the receipt for the grant on behalf of the school.

Exception:
  • The treasurer of a school board signs the receipt for grants to schools provided by the board.

18. The grant may be withheld, if, on the inspector's report, there appears to be any serious primâ facie objection. A second inspection, by another inspector, is made in every such instance, and if the grant be finally withheld, a special minute of the case is made and recorded.

* This includes darning, mending, marking, and knitting; but no fancy work of any kind may be done in school hours.

In the Isle of Man the accounts of every school will be audited and certified by the auditor of the Board of Education for the island.