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 WOMAN'S WORK 606 of taking the course of training required for it. Information on this point, and with regard to fees, etc., may be obtained from the correspondents of the training schools. The limited diploma qualifies its possessor to give instruction in cookery only at a school course in connection with the school upon the staff of which she is employed. The Board may also, where they are satis- fied that the circumstances of the case render it necessary, recognise as teachers of domestic subjects women over eighteen years of age who are specially approved by'H.M. woman inspector for their capacity for teach- ing the subject. Such approval will, as a _ rule, only be given in the case of school ~ courses in rural schools, and the recognition by the Board will only extend to the special course with regard to which it was given. It will not necessarily qualify a teacher once approved for a particular school course to take charge of another school course. Teachers in Special Schools Teachers in schools for the blind and deaf are required to have passed an approved examination in the methods of teaching such children, except that in certain cases the Board will accept instead evidence of prac- tical experience. Subject to this condition, certificated teachers are eligible for recogni- tion either as head teachers or as assistant teachers in special schools for blind, deaf, defective, or epileptic children, and uncer- tificated teachers are eligible for recognition as assistant teachers in such schools. Persons holding the higher certificate of the National Froebel Union are eligible for recognition either as head or assistant teachers in schools for defective or epileptic children, and persons holding the elementary certificate of the union are eligible for "* recognition as assistant teachers in such schools. The Board may also recognise, as teachers in special schools, persons possessing such other special qualifications as they may approve in a particular case. Pupil-teachers are not recognised in special schools. The Board hold special examinations for blind persons, which qualify them for admission to a training college for the blind, and for recognition as certificated teachers in schools for blind children only. General Information Teachers in public elementary schools are not appointed by the Board of Education, but by the local education authority, or, in the case of a voluntary school — i.e., a public elementary school not provided by a local education authority — ^by the managers of the school, subject to the consent of the local education authority. .A ny person desiring to obtain an appoint- ment as a teacher in any capacity in a pubUc elementary school is recommended to apply in the first instance to the local education authority for the area in which she desires to be employed, or to answer one or more of the numerous advertisements m the various educational newspapers. The salaiies of teachers are paid by the local educational authority. The amoupts of salaries differ in the case of different au- thorities. The average salary of all cer- tificated teachers in England and Wales is about £13,5 in the case of men, and ;^9o in the case of women. The salary of a head teacher would in general be considerably in excess of these figures. Any inquiries as to the scale of salaries in schools in a particular area should be ad- dressed to the local education authority for the area. Persons may enter the elementary teaching profession at any one of the various stages ; for example, it is not necessary that a person should have served for a period as a pupil- teacher in order to be eligible for admission to a training college or for recognition as an uncertificated teacher. We reproduce from " How to Become a Teacher in a Public Elementary School " a diagram which illustrates the various ways in which a person may proceed through the various stages of the teaching profession. Fuller information regarding any points touched upon in this article may be found in the following official publications, which may be obtained at the prices stated from Messrs. Wyman & Sons, Ltd., Fetter Lane, London, E.G., either by post or through any bookseller : " Code of Regulations for Public Elementary Schools in England (ex- cluding Wales and Monmouthshire), with Schedules, 1909." [Cd. 4735-] 3d. ; by post, 4d. " Code of Regulations for Public Ele- mentary Schools in Wales (including Mon- mouthshire), with Schedules, 1909." [Cd. 4743-] 3id. ; by post, 5d. " Regulations for the Preliminary Educa- tion of Elementary School Teachers, 1909 (England)." [Cd. 4628.] 3d.; by post, 4d. " Regulations for the Preliminary Educa- tion of Elementary School Teachers, 1909 (Wales)." [Cd. 4656.] 3d.; by post, 4d. " Regulations for the Training of Teachers for Elementary Schools, 1909." [Cd. 4737.] 7d.^ ; by post, 9d. " Regulations for the Training of Teachers of Domestic Subjects, 1909." [Cd. 4603.] i|d. ; by post, 2d. " Regulations Applicable to Schools for Blind, Deaf, Defective, and Epileptic Children, 1909." [Cd. 4780.] 2^d. ; by post, 3|d. Copies of the syllabus for any of the following examinations may be obtained from the Secretary, Board of Education, Whitehall, London, S.W., viz. : The preliminary examination for the ele- mentary school teachers' certificate. The certificate examinations for teachers in elementary schools. The preliminary examination of blind candidates for the elementary school teachers' certificate. The certificate examination for blind teachers in elementary schools.