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UNICEF support to Primary Education in Balochistan

UNICEF support to Primary Education in Balochistan. 28 th February 2011. Interventions & Impact 2000- 2010. Geographical focus of Project. Sherani. Zhob. Killa Saifullah. Musakhel. Pishin. Killa Abdullah. Ziarat. Quetta. Loralai. Harnai. Barkhan. Mastung. Kohlu. Sibi. Nushki.

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UNICEF support to Primary Education in Balochistan

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  1. UNICEF support to Primary Education in Balochistan 28th February 2011 Interventions & Impact2000- 2010

  2. Geographical focus of Project Sherani Zhob Killa Saifullah Musakhel Pishin Killa Abdullah Ziarat Quetta Loralai Harnai Barkhan Mastung Kohlu Sibi Nushki Bolan Lehri Kalat Chagai Dera Bugti Nasirabad Kharan Jhal Magsi Washuk Khuzdar Naal Sub-division Panjgur Awaran Kech Lasbela Gwadar

  3. Thematic Focus • Reduce gender gap by increasing Girls enrolment, retention and completion of primary cycle • Improve teaching and learning processes • Increase local/ district government-community participation and ownership • System strengthening through sector wide analysis, planning and capacity development

  4. Key project inputs • Recruitment of 683 local female teachers through Community Support Process. • Establishment of 316 new girls primary schools (80 CSP and 236 second shift). All Second Shift converted to First Shift through provision of Buildings • Supported training of 1800 PTSMCs and 850 WVECs • Between 2007-2010, Provision of small matching grants and school rehabilitation funds to 897 PTSMCs, ranging from Rs.50,000 to Rs.500,000. Total funds provided around 150 million Rupees • Supported 50 master trainers from renowned institutions, who later on trained 941 teachers in joyful learning and 3000 through Mentoring

  5. Key Project Inputs • Supported training of 675 newly recruited teachers in Mobile Female Teachers Training program.. Also training of all JET recruited in the upgraded middle schools is under process • Continuously supported school supplies and learning material to all girls’ schools and focused boys schools (1800). • Supported provision of water and sanitation facilities support to All girls schools (922) • Implementation and mobility support to District Education Offices (project teams, vehicles, equipments etc

  6. Impact analysis Access: • Girls schooling opportunities (new schools) increased by 100% in some and overall by 72% in four districts

  7. Access (enrolment increase) :

  8. Impact analysis Quality: • Teachers Students ratio balanced by 1:40 • Female teaching staff increased by 72% • Quality teaching and learning processes introduced/practiced through ECE, Joyful/Child friendly learning initiatives • Community support enhanced through matching grants for low cost school development initiatives Policy Support • 683 female teachers regularized in the system • 262 2nd shift schools initiated and institutionalized • Mentoring program in clusters initiated for female teachers (bringing the training down to school level)

  9. Way Forward • Full District Wide Approach by focusing all primary schools and primary sections of both middle and High as well • Strategy development for phasing out of certain districts and phasing into at least 3 new districts based upon lowest education indicators • Third Party monitoring of all UNICEF project inputs • Mapping of out of school children in all project districts • Shifting weight from the Access leg to the Quality leg through Child Friendly Schools, especially at primary level – an umbrella framework of Quality Education • Early childhood Education, especially focusing Katchi class (comprises of around 40% enrolment of PE and around 60% dropout at PE level is recorded in Katchi class only)

  10. Way Forward • The JETs recruited for 80 newly upgraded school under the project to be regularized in the government system with continued support to these schools • Professional capacity development of around 7500 primary teachers on curriculum contents particularly Maths & English and Child Friendly learning methodologies. • School Development through PTSMCs, including construction of school buildings, additional rooms and miner repairs • Water, Sanitation facilities and School health initiatives

  11. Way Forward • School supplies and learning material to all girls and boys’ schools of project districts • Assessment of Learning Achievements through PEAS (class 4 & 8 assessment completed in all project districts, analysis and report is in progress). Development and testing of Standardized assessment tools for grade 5 & 8 • Strengthening and Institutionalization of District Education Management Information System (DEMIS) (already initiated and school census under the revised strategy is in progress in more than 3000 schools of project districts) • Strengthening Regular monitoring through project supported teams and active Education Field Officers • Gender Education Support Project Initiated through the Education Sector Policy and Planning Unit within the office of Secretary Education • Commitment to support the department of education developing “Education Sector Plan/strategy”

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