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The Inspectorate in New South Wales

O.R. Jones (Director of Primary Education in the New South Wales Department of Education, in which he has served as teacher, principal, district inspector and staff inspector. He has investigated the selection and duties of principals and inspectors in Great Britain and U.S.A. Mr. Jones has contributed several articles to The Leader and is editor of a symposium, The School Principal (1962). He holds the degree of Master of Arts of the University of Sydney and is a Fellow of the Australian College of Education.)

Journal of Educational Administration

ISSN: 0957-8234

Article publication date: 1 February 1963

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Abstract

New South Wales has a highly centralised State Education Department which has its headquarters in the state capital. The “ears and eyes” of the Department are the inspectors, who are selected from within the system on the basis of ability in scholarship, teaching and leadership. During a period of induction the inspector learns to appreciate the departmental viewpoint on efficiency as applied to teaching and administration and the significance of departmental policies. The “district” inspectors, responsible for a particular geographical area, are the most numerous. The functions of these inspectors include administration as the local representative of the central office and supervision, advice and appraisal of schools and teachers. Appraisal is the major task, as the general improvement of schools and the promotion of teachers are dependent upon the reports written by inspectors.

Citation

Jones, O.R. (1963), "The Inspectorate in New South Wales", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 62-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb009572

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