Ministry issues guidelines on new curriculum
View(s):The Ministry of Education has issued a circular with guidelines regarding the new curriculum reforms set to take effect for Grade 1 and Grade 6 starting from next year.
The overall education reform process is structured around 5 key pillars: curriculum development, human resource development, infrastructure development and educational administration reforms, assessment and evaluation, and public awareness and promotion.
The primary sector curriculum (Grades 1-5) will be activity-based, structured under 9 main common learning areas.
These areas include mother tongue, English, mathematics, religion and value education, initial science and environment-related activities, and integrated aesthetic education.
There will be no change in school hours for the first key phase (Grades 1-2). However, school hours for Grade 5 will change to 7.30 am to 2 pm.
Learning materials: New curriculum-related activity books, compiled by the National Institute of Education (NIE), will be printed and distributed to schools by the Educational Publications Department, replacing the textbooks used in the old curriculum.
The junior secondary sector curriculum (Grades 6-9) will be focused on providing skills relevant to the foundation required for life.
The curriculum will be modules and credit based. Students must study 14 compulsory subjects.
Three new subjects will be introduced from Grade 6; Information and Communication Technology (ICT), technology for life, and entrepreneurship and financial literacy. (DWI)
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