Ontario. Instruction Division

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Instruction Division

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Instruction Division

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1965-1972

      History

      When the Department of Education was reorganized in 1965, the Instruction Division was formed. The new Division consisted of the Program Branch (responsible for curriculum, elementary and secondary education, examinations and supervision of schools) and the Teacher Education Branch (responsible for operating teachers' colleges which trained elementary school teachers, and professional development of teachers).

      In 1966, the Educational Television Branch was formed as part of the Instruction Division. With the death of M.B. Parnall, the Director of the Program Branch, in 1968, the Program Branch was effectively dissolved (disappearing formally in 1970). Subsequently, the superintendents of the various sections (Curriculum Section, Special Education Section, Supervision Section and the Registrar's Section) reported directly to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Instruction Division.

      In 1970, the Educational Television Branch was transferred to the newly formed Ontario Education Communications Authority (TV Ontario). In 1971, the various sections in the Instruction Division reporting to the Assistant Deputy Minister officially became branches. The Division now consisted of the Curriculum Branch, Special Education Branch, Registrar's Branch, Supervision Branch and the Teacher Education Branch.

      In 1972, the Department of Education was reorganized into the Ministry of Education, and the Instruction Division was dissolved.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Instruction Division was responsible for developing and overseeing implementation of curriculum for the elementary and secondary school systems, supervising schools, special education, registrar services, and administration of Departmental Examinations (until 1967).

      The Division was also responsible for the professional development of teachers, approving teacher education programs in Ontario Colleges of Education at Ontario universities, and operating eight teachers' colleges.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Education (1876-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA3

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Education controls Ontario. Instruction Division

      Dates of relationship

      1965-1972

      Description of relationship

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      Subject access points

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1831

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Inventory 2, Records of the Ministry of Education

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Chang