“Go to School!”
A Programme to ImproveAccess and Quality in BasicEducation Services
Five main aims:
Increase enrolment and retention in formal ornon-formal schools and to increase transition toupper primary classes/secondary
Increase demand for higher quality basic education
To ‘build back better’ and to support delivery ofcommunity-driven and coordinated educationservices
To improve the credibility of primary education
To enhance capacity of the MoE for planning,management of resources and monitoring of schooloutcomes
Five specific objectives
Increase enrolment - to pre flood levels/by 10% inother areas. Special emphasis will be on enrolment ofgirls in Mogadishu.
Improved teaching quality - teachers use simple,learner-centred teaching strategies; textbooks andbasic learning materials available to all children;teaching activities focusing on health and hygieneand safety
Improved education administration andmanagement – to collect and use basic school leveldata, to plan, and to mobilise communities
Decreased gender gap in access and enrolmentby 10%
Establish minimum standards for schools
Five core areas
Establishing safe and child-friendly learningspaces/schools staffed with adequate teachers
Sustaining and increasing demand foreducation
Promoting inclusive schools and healthylearners
Improving learning processes and outcomes
Building the education management andadministrative system at the central, schooland district levels
Area 1: Establishing safe and child-friendly learning spaces/schools staffedwith adequate teachers
Provision of learning spaces equipped to basicoperational level/minimum standards(including Qur’anic and NFE schools)
Funding to MoE for incentives (possiblyteacher salaries)
Technical assistance for school design
Recruitment and training of additional/’para’teachers
Area 2: Sustaining and increasing demandfor education
‘Go to school’ campaign aimed at raising the value ofeducation, increasing and sustaining enrolment
Targeted support to very vulnerable children
Expansion of integrated Qur’anic schools anddevelopment of nomadic education
Capacity development of CEC’s to enroll and monitorretention of school-age children
Provision of incentives programme to promoteenrollment and retention (including school feeding indesignated locations/for vulnerable children)
Area 3: Promoting inclusive schools andhealthy learners
A school feeding and/or enrolment incentivesprogramme in coordination with WFP
Provision of adequate water and sanitation facilitiesin schools linked to a hygiene education program forteachers, students and CECs
Provision of teacher training and support for inclusionof children with special needs
Area 4: Improving learning processes andoutcomes
Revision of teacher education curriculum andinstitutional capacity development (SCOTT)
Revision of in-service teacher-training programs tosupport use of improved teaching methods andeffective use of multi-grade teaching
Development of specialised teacher training forQur’anic teachers.
Strengthening of the teacher mentoring programme
Development of teacher guides, tools and teaching-learning materials needed to support more activelearning, especially in multi-grade settings
Area 5: Building the educationmanagement and administrative systemat the central, school and district levels
Provision of technical assistance for schoolmapping, collection and utilization of sex-disaggregated data collection, EMIS
Capacity development in educationadministration processes and practices (withUNDP)
Provision of embedded technical assistanceand support for improved management,planning, monitoring and supervision in MoE
Support to infrastructure development(vehicles, equipment, offices)
CSZ…in six months…
Intended result :
Increased primary school enrolment
35,000 children
75 schools
500 teachers
CSZ…in 6 months…
Area 1:
Rehabilitation/expansion of 5 key primary schoolsin Mogadishu including provision of WES facilities,basic school furniture, educational materials andwater /sanitation;
Support for 20 community–constructed schools;
Provision of 200 tents, furniture and basiceducation supplies to a further 50 schools in flood-affected areas
…in CSZ…in six months…
Area 2:
Develop and initiate ‘Go to School!’ campaign;
Network and partnership-building with nationaland international partners;
Capacity-building of 30 CECs, plus Region andDistrict education boards
Training of 300 teachers
Undertake research on Qur’anic schools
Area 3:
Provision of incentives (including school feeding);school WES, health and hygiene education
…in CSZ…in six months…
Area 4:
Teacher training to support enrolment campaign(including health and hygiene education);
Area 5:
Capacity needs assessment of MoE undertakenand TA identified.
Technical assistance and staffing support/trainingto support increased MoE planning capacity(including PSS and School Mapping);
Basic training and supplies/equipment for EMIS;
Issues and questions
Are the focus area/activities relevant?
Is the focus practical and with visibleoutcomes?
Are targets realistic? What is missing?
Convergence with Health, WES, CPP?
Do we have the capacity?
Do we need a specific district focus?
NFE?