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We trust that a professional teaching force can effectively facilitate school development and provide quality education to our students. We earnestly look forward to working closely with all our stakeholders to contribute to this meaningful cause.

This website provides the latest information about the work of COTAP. You will also be able to find information on various teachers' professional development activities, as well as other related documents and useful links. We welcome your views and suggestions on COTAP's work or the content of this website. We would much appreciate it if these could be sent to the COTAP Secretariat for our continuous improvement.



T-EXCEL

T-excel@hk

To take forward COTAP's vision, mission, objectives and strategies, COTAP has launched an overarching project, T-excel@hk, which symbolises a teaching profession of excellence in Hong Kong with "T" standing for the teaching profession as a whole, including both teachers and school leaders. Eight areas of focus are being planned under T-excel@hk, and they will be prioritised and implemented in phases.

Induction Programme for Newly Appointed Principals 2017/18 - Online Exercise

(# Optional)
Topics Reference documents
2 Teacher Registration and Related Matters
(# Government Schools)
  1. Education Bureau Circular Memorandum No. 65/2010 – Measures for Strengthening the Protection of Students: Appointment Matters of Schools
  2. Measures for Strengthening the Protection of Students: Appointment Matters of Schools Questions and Answers
  3. School Administration Guide (Section 7.4.3)
3 Code of Aid for Aided Schools (IMC schools)
(# Government and DSS Schools)
  1. Roles of an Incorporated Management Committee
4 Codes of Aid for Primary and Secondary Schools: Overview
(# Government and DSS Schools)
  1. Operating Expenses Block Grant User Guide for Aided Schools (page 3-9)
  2. Expanded Operating Expenses Block Grant User Guide for Aided Schools which have established an Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) (page 3-9)
5 Key Issues Related to IMC Operation
(# Government and DSS Schools)
  1. Legislative Requirements Related to IMC Operation – Key Reminders
  2. Guidelines on "Teacher Relief Grant (TRG) for Schools with an Incorporated Management Committee"
  3. Education Bureau Circular Memorandum No. 142/2015 – Incorporated Management Committee Liability Insurance Policy (IMCLIP) for the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 School Years
  4. PowerPoint for Briefing Sessions on Incorporated Management Committee Liability Insurance Policy
  5. School Managers’ Handbook – Section 4 Code of Ethics for School Managers
6 Code of Aid for Secondary/ Primary/ Special Schools: Provision of Staff
(# Government and DSS Schools)
Primary Schools:
  1. Education Bureau Circular No. 5/2015 - Enhancing the Ratio of Graduate Teacher Posts in Aided Primary Schools
  2. Code of Aid for Primary Schools - Appendix 2A
Secondary Schools:
  1. Staff Establishment of Aided Secondary Schools under New Academic Structure - Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
  2. Education Bureau Circular Memorandum No. 44/2017 - Estimates (2017/18 School Year) - Application for Grants: Aided Secondary Schools
Special Schools:
  1. Code of Aid for Special Schools - Appendix 2
7 Granting of Leave, Appointment and Termination of Contract of Staff
(# Government and DSS Schools)
  1. Education Bureau Circular No. 1/2006 - Granting of Leave in Aided Schools
  2. Points to Note in Handling Appointment Matters in Aided Schools
  3. Education Regulations Cap 279A reg 76
  4. School Administration Guide (Paragraph 2f, Section 7.2.1)
13 Life Planning Education and Business School Partnership Programme
(# Primary Schools)
  1. Education Bureau Circular No. 6/2014 - Career and Life Planning Grant
  2. Education Bureau Circular Memorandum No. 36/2016 - Turning Senior Secondary Curriculum Support Grant and Career and Life Planning Grant into Regular Teaching Posts
  3. Section 3.8.3 of the School Administration Guide
14 Handling of School-related Complaints
  1. Guidelines for Handling School Complaints (for Aided, Caput and DSS Schools) (Chapter 1)
  2. Guidelines for Handling School Complaints (for Government Schools) (Chapter 1) (Available upon request)
18 Trading Operation and Procurement
(# Government and DSS Schools)
  1. Education Bureau Circular No. 4/2013 - Procurement Procedures in Aided Schools
  2. Checklist on Procurement Procedures in Aided Schools (Chinese version only)
  3. Education Bureau Circular No. 10/2016 - Trading Operations in Schools
22 Basic Law Education
  1. The Revised Moral and Civic Education Curriculum Framework (Chinese version only)
  2. Understanding the Law, Access to Justice - Basic Law Learning Package (Junior Secondary) (Unit 2)
  3. LegCo paper No. CB(4)1287/14-15(01) - Administration's paper on implementation of civic education (including education on Basic Law and promoting understanding of "one country, two systems"
24 Handling Major Repairs/ Emergency Repairs
(# Government and DSS Schools)
  1. School Administration Guide (Section 8.5.1)
  2. Education Bureau Circular Memorandum No. 104/2017 [para. (g) of Appendix]
  3. Examples of Emergency Repairs (ER) in Aided Schools

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Induction Programme for Newly Appointed Principals 2017/18 - Online Exercise

Points to note:

  1. The online exercise is intended for participants of the Induction Programme for Newly Appointed Principals 2017/18.
  2. We recommend using browsers such as Firefox 12 or above, Google Chrome 18 or above, or Internet Explorer 10 or above for the online exercise. Compatibility with all versions of browsers is not guaranteed.
  3. Please read through the related reference documents before conducting the online exercise.
  4. The results will be sent to the Education Bureau upon completion of the exercise for record purposes. Participants of the Induction Programme for Newly Appointed Principals 2017/18 passing the exercise (attained 50% or higher correct) will be recognised as having undertaken Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity (1.5 hours and 1 hour respectively for Government secondary and primary schools, 3 hours for all Aided schools, and 2 hours and 1.5 respectively for Direct Subsidy Scheme secondary and primary schools).


Programme Enquiries:

School Leadership and Professional Development Section, Education Bureau

Enquiries on technical issues of the online exercise

Telephone: 3509 7567
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Enquiries on the administrative matters of the programme

Telephone: 3509 7576
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