EDUCATION MINISTRY READY TO IMPLEMENT NEW CURRICULUM
Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary for Education Services, Joel Kamoko, has reiterated the Ministry’s readiness to kick-start the new school curriculum on 10th February 2025.
Kamoko said the orientation of teachers has been smooth and successful and the distribution of materials is on schedule.
Speaking in Lusaka on Monday morning ahead of next week’s resumption of classes for early childhood, Grade 1 and Form 1, which are starting the new curriculum, he urged the nation to remain calm as the government has the entire process under control.
Kamoko outlined that the piloting of the new curriculum was done in accordance with the laid down procedures, with the Ministry satisfied with the outcome.
Meanwhile, Zambia Education Publishing Housing Managing Director, Dr. Agnes Wilkins, said her institution is working around the clock and is positive that all required materials for the new curriculum will be distributed before 10th February 2025.
Looking at you as a Technocrat, Mr permanent secretary, is this the way you change an educational system of a country?
Teaching Materials should have been in schools a year before implementation. Workshops and retraining should already have been held last year. 5 days before opening and the publisher is telling us they are working round the clock to ensure the materials are distributed before 10th February, 2025.
Are you sure the materials will reach Kaputa, Mbala , Chilubi Island and other rural areas before the opening date of 10th February.
The curriculum now involves Compulsory Skills training in Industrial arts and Technology.
Who is distributing equipment such as drilling machines, grinders, cutting sets, welding machines, lathe machines and civil and wood working equipment so that they reach schools before 10th February, 2025 for the form 1 students to start learning the subjects?
How is the situation in private schools being handled?
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