EDUCATION MINISTRY INTRODUCES TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS Thursday, 30 May 2013 14:48 | The Education Ministry launched the National Professional Standards for Teachers in South Sudan to advance quality education through quality teachers.
General Education Undersecretary Deng Deng Hoc Yai said during the launching ceremony in Juba on Thursday that the document will be used to set teachers’ training standards across the country. He said the Ministry plans to train 30 thousand teachers in the next four years to provide better education in the country and the new professional standards will make a big difference. National General Education Minister Joseph Ukel Abango wrote in his speech that one third of primary school teachers are untrained. He said the National Professional Standards for Teachers in South Sudan sets knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes required from teachers. The minister added that the document is an important tool for the professionalization of teachers. Eastern Equatoria Education Minister Michael Lopuke read the speech because Mr Ukel was unwell to attend the launch. The document sets seven standards on teaching and learning and its conditions. It includes knowledge of the learners and how they learn, and the subject being taught, teaching methods, assessment and evaluation methods, learning environment, professional responsibility and growth and Teachers’ Code of Conduct. Eastern and Western Equatoria, Upper Nile, Warrap, Unity, and Northern and Western Bahr El Ghazal State education ministers or their representatives took part on the launch of the National Professional Standards for Teachers in South Sudan. USAID funded the preparation of the document. Next > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14ooOipVaB_NU6zbf42qzZsB7yg04UTEp%2BLVvjmjtaeDdtA%40mail.gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
