Strategy 1: Increasing the ratio of graduate teacher posts in public sector primary schools (EDB, 2015)
6. Primary education is an important stage of basic education. Quality primary education helps students lay a solid foundation for knowledge building, extend their various generic skills and develop positive values. EDB had increased the ratio of graduate teacher posts in the teacher establishment of public sector primary schools from the original 35% to 45% in the 2008/09 school year and 50% in the 2009/10 school year respectively.
7. To attract more talents to join the teaching force of primary education so as to enhance the quality of teaching, from the 2015/16 school year, we propose to further increase the ratio of graduate teacher posts in public sector primary schools by phases in three years, from the current 50% to 65% in the 2017/18 school year.
Strategy 2: Enriching Science, Technology and Mathematics Education (EDB, 2015) 20. We are actively strengthening the Science, Technology and Mathematics Education
to nurture diversified talents in the science and technology fields with a view to enhancing the international competitiveness of Hong Kong. In respect of curriculum development, we are renewing and enriching the curricula of the Key Learning Areas (KLAs) of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education and the primary General Studies curriculum, and also strengthening the pedagogical approaches to integrative learning and application skills. These measures aim to promote students’ interest in the subjects and strengthen their knowledge foundation of relevant disciplines, so as to enable them to connect knowledge of the subjects, and develop their creativity and problem-solving skills.
21. EDB is planning to organise a cross-disciplinary symposium with seminars on various themes for teachers of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education KLAs and those of primary General Studies. It will enable teachers to understand how to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and collaborate among themselves to strengthen the integrative learning and application skills of students. We will also enhance teacher training and arrange professional exchange sessions for schools with good practices in learning and teaching to share
their experience, to enhance teachers’ professional capacity and to build up learning communities within and across schools to benefit student learning.
22. Regarding student activities, EDB will organise an integrative STEM Education Fair to promote a culture of cross-disciplinary learning in primary and secondary schools.
The event aims to enhance students’ interest and creativity in STEM, and to strengthen their integrative learning and application skills, so as to pave the way for their future multiple pathways in related areas. In addition, we will continue to strengthen the collaboration among schools, tertiary institutions, professional bodies and the industries concerned so as to enhance stakeholders’ understanding of the development of STEM. We will also regularly review STEM education and continuously refine its implementation strategies.
Strategy 3: Promoting business-school partnership programme to enhance life planning (EDB, 2015)
28. Starting from the 2014/15 school year, EDB has provided each public sector school operating classes at senior secondary levels with a recurrent cash grant at about HKD500,000 per annum with a view to strengthening the provision of life planning education and career guidance services. Apart from issuing the “Guide on Life Planning Education and Career Guidance for Secondary Schools” for schools and teachers, EDB also provides professional support, including experience sharing by selected Professional Development Schools; more training places for teachers;
collaboration with the business sector, tertiary institutions and Qualifications Framework (QF) Secretariat in organizing activities for principals, teachers and parents; enhancement of the Business-School Partnership Programme (BSPP) to provide more opportunities for career-related experience for students; advice on life planning education through school visits and revamping the career guidance website to provide teachers, students and parents with more information on life planning.
29. Since 2005, EDB’s BSPP has been in collaboration with over 170 business entities/
organisations in providing students with knowledge of different jobs, and helping them develop positive work attitude and values via talks, workshops, workplace visits and career exploration activities to facilitate their life planning.
30. We will strengthen partnership between schools and business organisations in the next three years with a view to enhancing students’ understanding of different trades and preparing them for employment in the future through activities such as mentorship, career exploration and business-school pairing programmes, etc. To facilitate life planning for students, we will review and consolidate key elements of effective
practices to facilitate the setting up of a platform to showcase exemplars of business-school partnership, thereby attracting participation of more business-schools and businesses.
(Source: Legislative Council Panel on Education. 2015 Policy Address – Education Bureau’s Policy Initiatives, LC Paper No. CB(4)358/14-15(01))
教師專業發展的「資歷、發佈及網絡」模式：
2015 年教育局施政策略及對學校領導層的啟示
王偉倫
香港浸會大學
摘要
本文旨於介紹當代宏觀教師專業發展角度中的「資歷、發佈及網絡」三重模式，藉
此探討香港特別行政區2015 年施政報告中與教師專業發展相關的重點策略，包括：
（1）增加公營小學學位教師的比例；（2）增潤數理、科技教育；及（3）促進商
校合作計劃，從而提升生涯規劃。本文是以2015 年施政報告作為政策背景，並提
出「資歷、發佈及網絡」三重模式，從而解說三個教師專業發展的策略，並為本地 及海外學校領導層提出三點啟示。
關鍵詞
學校教師專業的領導，香港教師發展，教師專業發展