Support to Initial Primary Teacher Education - Phase II

Results achieved as of the end of the project March 2014 include: (1) requirements for the practicum year of the primary teacher education system redesigned; (2) Teacher Training College support systems for student teachers in their practicum year upgraded; (3) 1 886 head teachers and mentor teachers at Teacher Practice Schools trained to better supervise student teachers; (4) teacher certification regime changed to include an assessment of student teacher performance during the practicum year; (5) strengthened partnerships between Teacher Training Colleges and Teaching Practice Schools; (6) distributed 323 300 primary school books 3 180 resource books 19 500 mentoring guides 10 000 program handbooks 66 000 student teacher experience journals and 1 500 gender responsive pedagogy manuals; (7) gender equality issues introduced into Teacher Training Colleges 376 College lecturers trained in gender responsive pedagogy; (8) Continuous Professional Development targeting supervision and mentorship of practicum year student teachers.