1 Jan 1850 Jahr - Further Development

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In 1847 it was decided to establish educational boards to cater separately for denominational schools on the one hand, and national or state schools on the other. Teacher training was a priority for both, and initially it was hoped to establish a normal school. Such schools were designed to train teachers as well as educate students, their key purpose being to establish sound teaching standards for replication elsewhere. Model schools, designed to set the standards for the development of schools elsewhere in the colony, were also initiated in 1850. The students of the Fort Street Model School, Australia's first training institution, were given a one-month period of training and while this provided a quick turnover of teachers, the preparation proved inadequate. To implement the monitorial methods of British education but without any sustained success.

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