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Stay in School, Shape the Future: Ministry of Education and Sports and Australia launch national campaign to reignite a love of learning
Scriptwriting has begun on a vital initiative to deliver a powerful message to students and families: education builds futures
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Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR and Australia collaborate to enhance continuing professional development opportunities for teachers
Key education stakeholders gather to discuss the new draft Primary Teacher Continuing Professional Development Guidelines
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Ministry of Education and Sports marks International Children’s Day with a focus on child protection and continued promotion of safeguarding guidance for educators
The Ministry of Education and Sports’’ Child Protection and Safeguarding Guidance for Educators, developed with the support of Australia, are vital for ensuring safe and inclusive schools
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Ministry of Education and Sports and Australia celebrate their long-standing partnership in advancing primary education at the 10th Anniversary of the BEQUAL Program
Looking ahead, the partnership will continue with a focus on enhancing teaching quality and inclusion
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Ministry of Education and Sports and Australia collaborate on Early Grade Language Assessments to improve inclusive education in Lao PDR
The assessments follow the learning journey of a group of students over three years to identify effective strategies for supporting early grade literacy development
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The Ministry of Education and Sports and Australia launch the revised National Primary Teaching Standards
The Primary Teaching Standards set a clear baseline of expectations for the professional development and conduct of primary teachers to support improved student learning
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Launch of the in-service training for the new Grade 1 curriculum
On 14th May, Dr Onekeo Nouannavong, Director General of the Research Institute for Educational Sciences (RIES) and Ms. Jane Chandler, Deputy Head of Mission of the Australian Embassy in Lao PDR, officially opened the “Master Trainer Training Grade 1 Curriculum”
Approval of the in-service training materials for new Grade 1 curriculum
On 13 and 14 of March, a committee chaired by Dr Onekeo Nouannavong, Director General of the Research Institute for Educational Sciences (RIES), reviewed and approved in principle the materials that will be used to train the master trainers, provincial trainers, Grade 1 teachers, primary principals and pedagogical advisors on the new Grade 1 curriculum
Provinces begin preparations to support the implementation of the new Grade 1 curriculum
846,000 new Grade 1 textbooks and 146,000 new Grade 1 teacher guides to be distributed to 8,600 primary schools, with over 16,000 Grade 1 teachers, primary school principals and pedagogical advisors to be trained by a team of 611 Provincial Trainers before the start of the new school year
Capacity Development Training for the 611 provincial trainers who will train the Grade 1 teachers on the new curriculum
In-service teacher training is a critical part of equipping teachers with the skills and techniques needed to be able to effectively use the new primary curriculum materials in the classroom and ulitmately improve student learning
BEQUAL participating in a friendship football match with its counterparts
Last week, the Ministry of Education and Sports (Department of Planning) and the BEQUAL program team enjoyed a friendly football match with the Ministry of Planning and Investment (Department of International Cooperation) team
Interview – Mr Meungkham Keophouvong, Master Trainer shares his view on the new Grade 1 curriculum
Mr Meungkham Keophouvong is the Head of the Mathematics Department at the Luang Namtha Teacher Training College. He was selected in October last year to be part of the team of 60 Master Trainers