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Challenges affect implementation of education plans in Zomba

Government says lack of learning and teaching materials is affecting successful implementation of district education plans (DEPs).

Senior education planning officer for the South East Education Division (Seed), Macdonald Glyn Kuse, disclosed this recently when the Zomba Urban Education District held a march to market DEPs to education partners and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Said Kuse: “DEPs face a lot of challenges to implement, especially in primary schools. Therefore, our aim is to sensitise education stakeholders to appreciate the challenges and rescue with support. Some of these challenges are acute shortages of learning materials, desks and teachers’ houses, among others.”

He said stakeholders can assist the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to improve education quality and increase access to basic education.

Zomba acting district education manager James Kumbani attributed some of the challenges to high pupil enrolment in primary schools.

“For example, we have one classroom accommodating 105 pupils which is more than the recommended ratio of 1:60. This is evident in primary schools such as Chikamveka, Matiya, Ndangopuma, Satema and Bwaila where pupils are learning outside due to shortage of classrooms,” he said.

The march started from Zomba Prison Primary School to Mponda Teachers’ Development Centre (TDC) and involved NGOs such as Creccom, Nice, Save the Children and other development partners such as the police and the Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb).

 

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