[www.inewsguyana.com] – The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has promised to establish a National Advisory Council on Education if it is voted back into office post the May 11 general and regional elections.
The Party’s official manifesto – Our Vision: Guyana Version 2.0 – states that over the next five years the PPP/C government will implement a five-year strategic plan/plan of action for the Education Sector.
It was noted that the plan is focused on increasing the learning outcomes between sub-groups and decreasing the differences in learning outcomes between sub groups. The new Council will have the purpose of advising on matters relating to education.
“This council will be broad-based in its representation,” the Party’s manifesto noted.
Meanwhile, it was explained that the initiatives to be pursued under the Education Strategic Plan (ESP) are to achieve six intermediate outcomes. Progress on these outcomes is expected to translate into improved learning outcomes for all sub groups.
According to the manifesto, having attained the status of Universal Primary Education, the PPP shall attain Universal Nursery and Universal Secondary education, increasing the number of trained teachers.
“We will implement the first ever professional standards for teachers, defining the roles and responsibilities of professional teachers; implementing an enhanced Early Childhood Education Program and providing more for our children with Special Education Needs (SEN).”
The Party also plans to implement an early screening and diagnostic programme that is easily accessible, provide greater training for teachers in the area of SEN with opportunities to specialize that would enable both stand-alone and integrated SEN environments in school, provide a range of para-professional services so aides can work along with teachers where necessary to address the needs of the pupils with specific deficiencies, incentivize and resource SEN environments so that they are more attractive and productive.
The Party also aims to outfit every secondary school, each having already been equipped with computer labs, with SMART, interactive classrooms which are technology enhanced classrooms that foster opportunities for teaching and learning by integrating learning technology, such as computers, specialized software, audience response technology, assistive listening devices, networking, and audio/visual capabilities to enhance teaching and learning and to further integrate technology into the learning process.
“Additionally, we will strive to equip our primary schools with computer laboratories.”
The PPP also plans to repeal the Education Act, which is now more than a hundred years old and pass a new Education Act, the first whole Education Law since Guyana gained independence.
It was also noted that the National Accreditation Council will be re-organized and re-equipped and regulations under the National Accreditation Council Act shall be published so as to allow for, inter alia, universal knowledge of information and processes and to streamline actions taken under the Act.
when u hear guyanese in guyana..yes we hear guyanese that are living in guyana talking about “summer school” then something is terribly wrong with the brains of those guyanese..they are too americanized..i asked the lady how her kids are doing and she said they are in ” summer school ” I said “summer school” are your kids in Canada Russia America?? She said nooooo they are in guyana and are attending “summer school ” I asked her when is winter in Guyana..the lady suck up she teeth on me and walked away hahahahahahahahahahahaha….PPP and their :summer school : in Guyana…yes Guyana summer school..Like one time I saw a TV show in North America miss Carri bean Island Pageant..well guess what else I saw….A Guyanese gurl taking part in this miss Carri bean Island Pageant thing ..i contaced the people at the show and ask them why is a guyanese taking part in their show since guyana is not an island ..they promptly hang up the phone on me but guess what??? the tv show never show pageant on again hahahaha