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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 42

Pupil-teachers

Pupil-teachers.

70. Pupil-teachers are boys or girls employed to serve in a school on the following conditions, namely:—
(a.)That the school is reported by the inspector to be—
1.Under a duly certificated teacher (Articles 43 and 57).
2.Held in suitable premises.page 74
3.Well furnished and well supplied with books and appa-
4.Properly organized and skilfully instructed.

[ratus.

5.Under good discipline.

[ment.

6.Likely to be maintained during the period of engage-
(b.)That the pupil-teachers be not less than 13 years (completed) of age at the date of their engagement.
(c.)Be of the same sex as the certificated teacher under whom they serve; but in a mixed school female pupil-teachers may serve under a master, and may receive instruction from him out of school hours, on condition that some respectable woman, approved by the managers, be invariably present during the whole time that such instruction is being given.
(d.)Be presented to the inspector for examination at the time and place fixed by his notice (Article 11).
(e.)Pass the examinations and produce the certificates specified in Schedule I.
(f.)That the managers enter into an agreement in the terms of the memorandum in the Second Schedule to this Code. A copy of this memorandum is sent to the managers for every candidate approved by the Department, and unless duly completed does not satisfy Article 32 (c).
(g.)That not more than four pupil-teachers are engaged in the school for every certificated teacher serving in it.
71. The Department is not a party to the engagement, and confines itself to ascertaining, on the admission of the pupil-teacher and at the end of each year of the service—
(a.)Whether the prescribed examination is passed before the inspector.
(b.)Whether the prescribed certificates are produced from the managers and teachers.

72. Whatever other questions arise upon the engagement may be referred to the Department (provided that all the parties' agree in writing to be bound by the decision of the Department as final), but, otherwise, must be settled as in any other hiring or contract.

73. Vacancies in the office of pupil-teacher which occur in the course of any year (Article 13) must not be filled up until after the next examination by the inspector.

74. The candidate or candidates for such vacancies must be engaged in the meantime by the week only as monitors, and the memorandum of agreement (Article 70f) will not be issued by the Department to the managers until the inspector's report has been examined.

75. Temporary monitors engaged by the week, pursuant to Article 74, for the supply of vacant pupil-teacher ships during a current year (Article 13), satisfy Article 32 (c), provided— page 75
(a.)That a sufficient number of candidates to complete the requisite proportion of teachers to scholars pass the next examination for admission (Article 77) to permanent engagements; and—
(b.)That the vacancies are reported to the Department as soon as they occur, and have been occasioned by causes which are accepted by the Department as satisfactory.

76. Except in the cases provided for by Article 75, each vacancy in a pupil-teacher ship during a current year (Article 13) works a forfeiture under Article 32 (c).

77. The qualifications and certificates required of candidates for admission, and of pupil-teachers in each year of their service, are regulated by the First Schedule annexed to this Code.