The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-05-28 00:00:00

THE GOVERNMENT EDUCATION SCHEME.

NORMAL SCHOOL.—To found a school, in which candi-
dates for the office of teacher in schools for the poorer classes
may acquire the knowledge necessary to the exercise of their
future profession, and may be practised in the most approved
methods of religious and moral qainipg and instruction.

MODEL SCHOOL.—This school to indude a model school,
in which children of all ages, from three to fourteen, may be
taught and trained, in sufficient numbers to form an infant
school, as well as schools for children above seven.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.—ReIigious instruction to be
considered as general and special.
Religion to be combined with the whole matter of instruc-
tion, and to regulate the entire system of discipline.
Periods to be set apart' for such peculiar doctrinal instruc-
tion as may be required for the religious training of the
children.

To appoint a chaplain to conduct the religious instruction
of children whose parents or guardians belong to the Esta-
blished Church.

The parent or natural guardian of any other child to be
permitted to secure the attendance of the licensed minister
of his own persuasion, at the period appointed foi►special re-
ligious instruction, in order to give such instruction apart.
To appoint a licensed minister to give such special religi-
ous instruction wherever the number of children in attend-
ance on the model school belonging to any religious body
dissenting from the established church is such as to appear to
this committee to require such special provision.
A portion of every day to be devoted to the reading of the
Scriptures in the school, under the general direction of the
committee, and superintendence of the rector. Roman Ca-
tholics, if their parents or guardians require it, to read their
own version of the Scriptures, either at the time fixed for
reading the Scriptures, or at the hours of special instruction.
To arrange the classes in separate rooms or sections of the
same apartment, divided by partitions, so as to enable the
simultaneous method to be applied to 40 or 50 children of
similar proficiency.
To adopt means to assemble a greater number of children
for simultaneous instruction on subjects not so technical as
to require a division into classes of 50.
To include instruction in industry as a special department
of the moral training of the children.
To give such a character to the matter of instruction in
the school as to keep it in close relation with the condition
of workmen and servants.

Besides the physical training of the children in various
employments, to introduce such exercises during the hours
of recreation as will develop their strength and activity.
To render the moral training of thip children at all times
an object of special solicitude.
NORMAL ScHooL.—To provide apartments for the resi-
dence of the candidate teachers.
To construct the class-rooms so as to afford the candidate
teachers an opportunity of attending each class in the model
school without distracting the attention of the children or of
the teacher.

To provide means for the instruction of the candidate
teachers in the theory of their art, and for furnishing them
with whatever knowledge is necessary for success in it.
To appoint a rector to give lectures on the method and
matter of instruction, and on the whole art of training chil-
dren of the poor. To regulate the reading and exercises of
the candidate teachers, and to examine them. To determine
the order in which they may be admitted to the practice of
their art in the school, and at length intrusted with the con-
joint management of classes, and to superintend' their ulti-
mate examination, subject to rule of this committee.
The religious instruction of the candidate teachers to form
an essential and prominent element of their studies, and no
certificate to be granted unless the authorised religious
teacher have previously attested his confidence in the charac-
ter, religious knowledge, and zeal of the candidate whose re-
ligious instruction he has superintended.
The religious instruction of all candidate teachers connected
with the established church to be committed to the chaplain,
and the special religious instruction to be committed (in any
case in which a wish to that effect is expressed) to the licensed
minister of the religious persuasion of the candidate teacher,
who is to attend the school at stated periods, to assist and
examine the candidate teachers in their reading on religious
subjects, and to afford them spiritual advice.
The candidate teachers in all other respects to conform to
such regulations as respects the entire internal economy of
the household as may be issued by the rector, with the ap-
proval of this committee.
To provide accommodation in the model school for at
least 430 children, who should lodge in the household—viz.,
120 infants, 200 boys and girls receiving ordinary instruction,
and 50 boys and 50 girls receiving superior instruction, and
30 children probably absent from sickness or other causes.
To establish a day-school of 150 or 200 children of all ages
and both sexes, in which the candidate teachers may realise
the application of the best methods of instruction, under the
limitations and instructions which must arise in a small vil-
lage or town day-school.
GRANTS TO SOCIETIES.—A grant not exceeding £2500 to
be made to the National Society and the British and Foreign
School Society, for the establishment of their normal schools,
but no further grant to be made.
SECRETARY AND INSPECTORS.—TO appoint a secretary.
To appoint inspectors, not exceeding at first two in number,
to carry on an inspection of schools which have been, or may
be hereafter aided by grants of public money, and to convey
to conductors and teachers of private schools in different
parts of the country a knowledge of all improvements in the
art of teaching, and likewise to report to this committee the
progress made in education from year to year.
GRATUITIES TO TEACHERS.—To grant gratuities to such
teachers as may appear to deserve encouragement.
GRANTS FOR BUILDING SCHOOLS.—Not to adhere inva-
riably to the rule which confines grants to the National
Society and the British and Foreign School Society, and not
to give the preference in all cases whatever to the school to
which the largest proportion is subscribed. To advance in
no case more than one-half of the expense of building a
school. To expend in grants for the building of schools not
more in any one year than £lO,OOO.