In order to advance elementary and secondary education, the Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau is responsible for establishing curriculum standards in elementary schools, lower and upper secondary schools, secondary schools, schools for Special Needs Education and kindergartens. It is also responsible for the enhancement of student guidance and career guidance, the promotion of education of Japanese children living overseas, and the free provision and authorization of textbooks. Lastly, the Bureau is responsible for the system for local education, systems related to government employees working in education, class composition and staffing numbers for schools, the payment of teaching staff, and the improvement of public school facilities.
| DATE |
TITLE |
| Jan.2006 |
Announcement of Hiring ALT ADVISOR Working at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) |
| Oct.2005 |
Redesigning Compulsory Education Summary of the Report of the Central Council for Education |
| Mar.12,2004 |
English Forum 2004: Regarding the Establishment of an Action Plan to Cultivate “Japanese with English Abilities” ---- Upgrading English Education in Japan ---- |
| Mar,2003 |
THE COURSE OF STUDY FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES |
| Jul.12,2002 |
Developing a strategic plan to cultivate “Japanese With English Abilities”
-Plan to improve English and Japanese abilities- |
| Apr,2001 |
National Curriculum Standards for Kindergartens |
| Oct,2000 |
WHAT'S AN INTERGRATED COURSE? |
| Jul,1998 |
National Curriculum Standards Reform for Kindergarten,Elementary School,Lower and Upper Secondary School and Schools for the Visually Disabled,the Hearing Impaired and the Othewise Disabled (Synopsis of the Report) |
| Apr,1998 |
Synopsis of the Curriculum Council's Midterm Report |
| Jul,1996 |
It Is Time Each One of Us Need to Act Seeking Solution of the Problem of Bullying (A report from the Researchers Conference Regarding Problematic Behavior among Children) |
| Jun,1996 |
International Symposium on the Problem of Bullying(--with experts invited from abroad--) |
| Apr,1996 |
1994 Academic Survey on the State of International Exchange in Senior High Schools (School Excursions to Foreign Countries Increased by 30%) |
| Apr,1996 |
Academic 1994 Survey on the State of Dropouts in Senior High Schools (The Problem of Dropouts from Senior High Schools is a Serious Education Issue) |
