UNIT HIGHLIGHTS

Annually conclude recruitment plans of new teachers(Jointly with DEOs/MINALOC,MINEDUC,MIFOTRA&MINECOFIN) by Sept.of previous year

Launch & training DEOs&district HRs on UNICEF funded TMIS

Coordinate recruitement, deployment, Evaluation&renewal of SBMs’ contracts& plan for new SBMS

Plan for improved SBM management(more head teacher ownership of the program and decentralized pay system)

Completion of draft Teacher statute: TACOS, prof. standards, prof. conduct and appraisal Oct,2014

Need to address the teacher-pupil ratio

Jointly with stakeholders/partners, trained mentors and senior mentors in mentorship skills in English language and pedagogy

Trained teachers(A2) in Maths, Science and learner centred approach

Provided SBMs & SMs with teaching equipments supplied by partners; notably EDC, Net books, projectors and FHI modems for MCOP

Administered diagnostic and progressive English language tests to 30,000 teachers.

Sensitized teachers, SMs&SBMs to Learn English as a friendly,easy language.

Jointly with partners: EDC, IEE, B.C, designed training materials for SMs, SBMs and teachers under SBMs,

Trained, during the last two holidays, teachers who got 1 and 1+ in EDC developed REPS tests, using materials developed by B.C;

Appointed SBM Focal Points for all districts to reinforce DEOs, SEOs and Inspectors’ work on the ground;

Work with DPs and NGOs in administering various assessments to teachers; e.g: APTIS Test scheduled to be administered to 660 teachers countrywide in November-December 2014;

Work with Partners and NGOs in providing trainings to teachers: e.g STEM by British Council;

Drafted SBM guidelines in collaboration with SBM Task force members from VSO, EDC,B.C

There is need for availability of English language course books acceptable by International standards for use by Mentors to train Rwandan teachers(REB?, B.C?,EDC?,...)

▸Jointly with NGOs /DPs: VVOB, British Council Trained school leaders: Deputy heads, head teachers, Administration support staff, SEOs and DEOs.

Developed leadership manual guides-for HTs, DHTs&DEOs (with British Council support)

Developed leadership standards for HTs ( with British Council & VVOB)

Completed school leadership certification Modules /Curriculum with URCOE for secondary; now concluding the primary HTs one.

Trained 635 PTCs/PTAs (with Concern Worldwide, Wellspring and Transparency international

Need for greater Cohesion/synergy between NGOs offering similar trainings(?).

Sensitize teachers on income generation projects

Work jointly with government funded Umwalimu SACCO –the National teacher’ savings and credit cooperative.

Developed teacher incentive proposal(applied piecemeal) - through Girinka Mwalimu, laptops, staff housing, limited upgrading of teachers qualifications.

Need for a defined, affordable, motivating teacher incentive scheme.

TDM policy white paper by a consultant (prof Ian Crage)

Reflects practical ideals for teacher management for the immediate and future

A SEQUENTIAL LIST OF SPECIFIC TARGETS ;PROPOSED THROUGH

TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT (TDM) POLICY WHITE PAPER

A DFID CONSULTANCY BY Prof. Ian Craig

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