GoS continues to support the Increased number of schools achieving more Independent Review of implementation of the Compulsory than 50% of minimum service standards. SSFGS. Education Act Full implementation of the new Primary Teachers properly trained and Curriculum and teacher manuals for Increased numeracy and literacy in Samoan motivated. SPELL 1 & 2 Test Results Government Primary Schools. and English. MESC has sufficient capacity to monitoring reports Review of assessment systems and Improved assessment tools. implement PABER. Benchmarking tools developed (PABER) Full integration of Samoa Inclusive Education Demonstration program into MESC MESC continues to support inclusive Increased number of children with a disability management. education developments. provided with access to schooling. SIEDP Reports Inclusive Education service providers deliver MESC continues to work Inclusive Education Policy developed and MESC Situational Analysis support services. Inclusive Education collaboratively with NGOs at all approved. Situational Analysis completed and shared levels. with stakeholders. Results of the revised Improved teacher performance. Teachers’ terms and conditions made performance appraisal Implementation of the National Teacher sufficiently attractive to recruit and system. Improved student performance. Development Framework, based upon a retain qualified and motivated staff. costed implementation plan. MESC Reports on Student Improved number of teachers meeting Reduced rate of teacher turnover. Performance Reports across performance standards. primary schools. Increased numbers (including among those Enhanced TVET training capacity among Sufficient recurrent budgetary with disability) obtaining national TVET government and mission TVET providers. resources allocated. qualifications. MESC & SQA reports SQA & MESC continues to support No of registered providers and accredited and surveys. Program for providing access to TVET access for children with disabilities in programs increased (2011 12 course – opportunities by those with disability their activities. providers registered, no programs implemented. accredited) Improved specific targeting of 48 new scholarships awarded for studies in Increased number of skilled people recruited scholarship awards to better address Australia and the Region. into the priority sectors as in the GoS HRD GoS priorities and specifically 2012-2013 Graduate list of priorities and in particular the education education sector. numbers (as a Plan developed and approved for teachers of sector. MESC reports. Maths, English and Science to go on MESC continues to implement the scholarship. Plan for teachers scholarship awards in NTDF. Commitments:
GoS continues to support the implementation of the Compulsory Education Act Increased number of schools achieving more than 50% of minimum service standards. Independent Review of SSFGS. Full implementation of the new Primary Curriculum and teacher manuals for Government Primary Schools. Review of assessment systems and Benchmarking tools developed (PABER) Teachers properly trained and motivated. MESC has sufficient capacity to implement PABER. Increased numeracy and literacy in Samoan and English. Improved assessment tools. SPELL 1 & 2 Test Results monitoring reports Full integration of Samoa Inclusive Education Demonstration program into MESC management. Inclusive Education service providers deliver support services. Inclusive Education Situational Analysis completed and shared with stakeholders. MESC continues to support inclusive education developments. MESC continues to work collaboratively with NGOs at all levels. Increased number of children with a disability provided with access to schooling. Inclusive Education Policy developed and approved. SIEDP Reports MESC Situational Analysis Implementation of the National Teacher Development Framework, based upon a costed implementation plan. Teachers’ terms and conditions made sufficiently attractive to recruit and retain qualified and motivated staff. Reduced rate of teacher turnover. Improved teacher performance. Improved student performance. Improved number of teachers meeting performance standards. Results of the revised performance appraisal system. MESC Reports on Student Performance Reports across primary schools. Enhanced TVET training capacity among government and mission TVET providers. Program for providing access to TVET opportunities by those with disability implemented. Sufficient recurrent budgetary resources allocated. SQA & MESC continues to support access for children with disabilities in their activities. Increased numbers (including among those with disability) obtaining national TVET qualifications. No of registered providers and accredited programs increased (2011 – 12 course providers registered, no programs accredited) MESC & SQA reports and surveys. 48 new scholarships awarded for studies in Australia and the Region. Plan developed and approved for teachers of Maths, English and Science to go on scholarship. Improved specific targeting of scholarship awards to better address GoS priorities and specifically education sector. MESC continues to implement the NTDF. Increased number of skilled people recruited into the priority sectors as in the GoS HRD list of priorities and in particular the education sector. Plan for teachers scholarship awards in 2012-2013 Graduate numbers (as a MESC reports. Commitments:
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