VPRS 19938 Inspector's Register Book

This series consists of Inspector's Registers, which provide remarks about the school building and grounds, student examination results, and teaching as observed by the Inspector at the time of their visit at Woori Yallock Primary School (School No. 1259) (VA 5318). School Inspectors reported on teacher, student, and school performance and the implementation of Department policies at Victorian government schools from 1852 until 1984. Outside of their advisory and assessment duties, District Inspectors oversaw fielding, investigating and responding to complaints and concerns regarding teachers.  Inspectors, collectively known as the Inspectorate, were first appointed following a Report from the Select Committee on Education in 1852, and from 1853 were directly accountable to the National Board of Commissioners. From 1862, they were appointed by the Board of Education (VA 713), and from then until 1904 were accountable to the Board and its successors.  Reports were made by the Inspector in Inspector’s Registers from approximately 1862 until the late 19th century, when they were replaced by Inspector’s Report Books until end of the Inspectorial System in 1984 after which greater accountability was given to school councils and principals.  The Inspector’s Report Book were issued to all schools by the Education Department (VA 714) and its successors. The Inspectors recorded the school number, date and time of visit, comments, and signed the books. Some books also contain official Departmental receipts for donations collected from the head teacher for textbooks. Reports were created by Departmental Inspectors during annual and supplementary visits to government schools. Inspections (and comments) were made regarding the number of pupils present and their general appearance, the condition of the school grounds, buildings, furniture and recordkeeping, school organisation, standard of instruction, time and discipline, teacher accommodation and audits of the sale of textbooks supplied by the Education Department. Background knowledge about individual school management and routines was provided by the local community to the Inspector. During the ‘payment by results’ system adopted in Victoria from 1864 – 1904, Inspectors also conducted regular examinations of pupils to assess the teacher’s eligibility for bonus pay. Inspection reports were prepared and forwarded to central officials, where the material was aggregated and presented in an annual report to parliament (See Original Papers Tabled in the Legislative Assembly, VPRS 3253). Edited summaries were made available for publishing in daily newspapers. In the new decentralised model after 1984, regional directors were to oversee the new accountability measures administered by the schools, and the principal assumed greater authority for decision-making in all aspects of school operations and in this sense, assumed many of the duties of former inspectors. Many of these decisions can be found recorded in the school’s annual report, or the minutes of the meetings of the school council.

本档案系列包含学校督学（Inspector）档案册，记录了伍里亚洛克小学（School No. 1259，编号VA 5318）的督学到访期间所观察到的校舍与校园状况、学生考试成绩及教学情况。
1852年至1984年间，维多利亚州公立学校的督学需汇报教师、学生与学校的运营表现，以及教育部门政策的落实情况。除咨询与评估职责外，区域督学还需负责处理、调查并回应针对教师的投诉与诉求。
1852年，根据教育特别委员会的报告，首批学校督学正式任命，该群体通称为督学团（Inspectorate）；1853年起，督学直接向国家专员委员会（National Board of Commissioners）负责。1862年起，督学由教育局（Board of Education，编号VA 713）任命，1862年至1904年间需向教育局及其后续机构负责。
1862年左右至19世纪末，督学的报告均记录于《学校督学档案册》中；19世纪末至1984年督学制度终结前，此类报告被《学校督学报告册》取代。1984年之后，学校理事会与校长获得了更大的管理权责。
教育局（编号VA 714）及其后续机构会向所有学校发放《学校督学报告册》。督学需在报告册中记录学校编号、到访日期与时间、评估意见，并签署姓名。部分报告册中还附有教育部门出具的官方收据，用于记录从校长处收缴的教科书募捐款项。
部门督学会在对公立学校的例行年度视察与补充视察期间撰写报告。视察内容（及对应评估意见）涵盖在校学生人数与整体风貌、校园与校舍状况、教学设施与档案管理情况、学校组织架构、教学水准、作息与纪律规范、教师住宿条件，以及对教育局供应教科书的销售情况进行的审计。督学可通过当地社区获取该校的管理与日常运营背景信息。
1864年至1904年，维多利亚州推行“绩效薪酬（payment by results）”制度期间，督学还需定期对学生进行考试，以评估教师是否符合领取绩效奖金的资格。
视察报告撰写完成后将呈交中央官员，相关材料会被汇总并编入年度报告提交议会（详见《立法议会提交的原始文件》，编号VPRS 3253）。经编辑的报告摘要会被刊发于各大日报。
1984年后的新分权模式下，区域主管负责监督学校落实新的管理问责制度，校长则获得了学校运营各方面的更大决策权限，从这一意义上来说，校长承担了原督学的诸多职责。
此类决策的相关记录大多可在学校年度报告或学校理事会会议纪要中查阅到。