Below are the highlights as announced by acting Minister of Education Felix Mutati;
✅Government took the decision to increase the grants in order to ensure that all schools have enough resources to fully implement the Free Education Policy.
✅Government disburses equal amount of grants to all schools at the same time.
✅Government is working on reducing the teacher-pupil ratio from the current 1 teacher to 15 pupils to 1 teacher to 7 pupils.
✅The reduction is being done to ensure that pupils have more attention from their teachers and in turn improve the quality of learning.
✅Primary school education is the foundation for children’s development and fulfilment.
✅It is during these formative years that children acquire essential literacy and numeracy skills.
✅To effectively nurture these skills, it is crucial to approach early years numeracy and literacy in a fun, engaging, and age-appropriate manner.
credit MIM
