Includes draft syllabi of the college units offered by the Music Department at Northcote College of Education for the full-time two-year and three-year courses; and first draft of the units developed jointly by the Science Departments of the Colleges of Education for the full-time two-year and three-year courses.

Includes the draft syllabi of ten elective subjects for the new full-time courses to be offered at the Colleges of Education from September 1980. The ten elective subjects include History, Home Economics, Language skill - Chinese, Mathematics, Music, Primary Studies, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, and Research and Resources.

Includes staff list and descriptions of all the professional and administrative job positions of Northcote College of Education of the 1990/91 academic year.

Includes comments from Northcote College of Education on the nineteen draft subject syllabi mentioned in AS25-1-5; draft evaluation papers of the new full-time courses on (1) the course curriculum, (2) the core methodology course, (3) the implementation of the first-year subject syllabus, and on (4) the first year students of the 3-year course; and extracts of feedback from Sir Robert Black College of Education.

Regarding the proposed establishment of a fourth College of Education, in order to absorb the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College and release the other three Colleges of Education from the need to lease and borrow premises and accommodation for the ever-growing number of students during the 1980s.

Regarding the comments given by Grantham College of Education on the proposed syllabuses of fourteen elective subjects of the new full-time courses offered at the Colleges of Education from September 1980; also contains the proposed syllabuses of eight elective subjects, including Art and Design, Chinese, Chinese History, Primary Studies, English, Economic and Public Affairs, Geography, and Health Science.

Includes memoranda and meeting notes regarding the establishment of the Institute of Language in Education.

Includes staff lists, organisation charts and descriptions of job positions in Northcote College of Education for the years 1983, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1988/89 and 1990/91.