Education Reform
 

Annex I : List of Major Bodies in Charge of Key Areas of the Education Reform

Key area of the Education Reform

 Sub-item

Executive/advisory bodies involved

Party overseeing this area

Language Education

 (i)Language Education Policy and Strategy

Curriculum Development Council / Curriculum Development Institute

  • formulate the curriculum and implement supportive measures

Standing Committee on Language Education and Research

  • advise on language education policy

Board of Education

  • promote "learning to read and reading to learn"

 

Standing Committee on Language Education and Research

(ii)Medium of Instruction Policy

Education and Manpower Bureau, Education Department, Standing Committee on Language Education and Research, and Board of Education

  • review the medium of instruction policy in 2003

Steering Committee on the Study on the Enrichment of Language Learning Environment

  • oversee a study on cross-curricular English enrichment curriculum and related supportive measures

Curriculum Reform

  

Curriculum Development Council/ Curriculum Development Institute

  • formulate the school curriculum and implement supportive measures

Board of Education

  • promote "learning to read and reading to learn"

Curriculum Development Council

Support for Schools

(i)School-based Support

Education Department

  • provide various types of support to schools to assist them in enhancing the quality in teaching and learning

Tertiary institutions

  • organize or participate in various schemes for supporting schools

Professional associations

  • promote sharing of successful experiences and good practices as well as professional development of teachers

Education Department

(ii)District Teacher Network

 Education Department

(iii)Quality Education Fund

Quality Education Fund Steering Committee under the Education Commission

  • consolidate and disseminate good practices and experiences
(iv)Parent Education
  • Steering Committee on Parent Education

  • Board of Education Working Group on Promoting Parent Education

  • Committee on Home-School Cooperation

 

(v)Support by Other Sectors

Board of Education and Education Department

  • enhance the co-operation between schools and different sectors

 

Professional Development

(i) Professional Development of Teachers

Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications

  • advise on various issues related to teacher training and education

University Grants Committee

  • teacher education programmes provided by the UGC-funded institutions

Education Department

  • commission and provide in-service teacher education courses

 

Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications

(ii) Professional Development of Principals

Board of Education Sub-committee on the Professional Development of Principals

Admission Mechanism

(i)Primary One Admission System

Education Commission Working Group on School Places Allocation Systems

  • provide advice on issues relating to the direction and principles of the reform measure

Board of Education

  • monitor the implementation of the reform measure

Primary One Admission Committee

  • advise on implementational details

Education Commission Working Group on School Places Allocation Systems

(ii)Secondary School Places Allocation System

Education Commission Working Group on School Places Allocation Systems

  • advise on issues relating to the direction and principles of the reform measure

Board of Education

  • monitor the implementation of the reform measure

Secondary School Places Allocation Committee

  • advise on implementational details

(iii) Through-train

Education Commission Working Group on School Places Allocation Systems

  • advise on issues relating to the direction and principles of the reform measure

Board of Education

  • monitor the implementation of the reform measure

Secondary School Places Allocation Committee

  • advise on implementational details

(iv)University Admission

 University Grants Committee and the universities

University Grants Committee

Assessment Mechanism

(i)Basic Competency Assessments (BCA)

Education Department

  • coordinate the development and implementation of the BCA, as well as provide training and professional support to teachers

Hong Kong Examinations Authority

  • develop the student and system assessments

Education Department

(ii)Public Examinations

Hong Kong Examinations Authority

  • implement the reform of public examinations

Hong Kong Examinations Authority

Increase in post-secondary education opportunities to reach the 60% target

  

Education and Manpower Bureau

  • put in place financial support schemes and a regulatory framework

Education Commission Working Group on Development of Post-secondary Education

  • advise on how the 60% target may be achieved

Education and Manpower Bureau

 

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