All English teachers must pass Cambridge placement tests within the next two years
Accelerated pathway for high performers: 5 years (instead of 6) for UPSR and 4 years (instead of 5) for SPM
Compulsory English Literature module in secondary school
2) International standards
Benchmark mathematics and science tests on the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) and Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (Timss)
11 years of compulsory schooling (up from 6 years); by 2020, all school leavers have SPM or equivalent qualification
All special needs students in equipped special schools by 2025
Each child to learn a third language by 2025 (starting with Chinese, Tamil and Arabic). Spanish, French and Japanese will be offered later
3) Values
Each student must take part in community service
Some Moral Studies and Islamic Studies lessons will be conducted jointly, where there are shared values. Islamic and Moral Studies will also focus on core values of other major religions by 2017
Include private school students in Rancangan Integrasi Murid Untuk Perpaduan (RIMUP)
4) Teaching
Raise entry bar to teachers' training, with the aim of having only the top 30 percent of graduates become teachers from 2013
Teachers to be assessed annually by principals, with input likely by peers and parents
Fast track careers; high performers can be promoted from DG41 grade to DG54 in 25 years
Those who underperform to be redeployed to non-teaching tasks like co-curricular activities, discipline or administration
High-performing principals for rural or low-performing schools; New Principal Career Package, which includes coaching and on-boarding programmes, to be rolled out in waves in 2013
Teachers to do less administrative work and more teaching
5) Schools
Greater flexibility to schools for budget allocations and implementation of curriculum, starting from high-performing schools.
100 percent schools to have basic infrastructure by 2015 (starting with Sabah and Sarawak)
6) ICT
4G Internet for all schools by 2013 for paedagogy
7) Ministry
2,500 staff members moved from state education departments and the head office to district education departments
State and district education departments to have greater budgeting and personnel autonomy
8) Parents
Parents can access online monitoring of students' progress
500 more Trust schools
9) Transparency
Annual report to gauge if blueprint targets have been met, starting 2013, be available for public consumption
Comprehensive review of the blueprint in 2015, 2020 and 2025.
10) Funds
Focus funds on critical areas, like teacher training and cutting funds to non-critical programmes
*kredit to kssronline for the contents above..
so amacam? menarik kan?
saya tertarik dengan dua point
- Those who underperform to be redeployed to non-teaching tasks like co-curricular activities, discipline or administration
- Teachers to do less administrative work and more teaching
sama-sama kita nantikan hasilnya kalau final plan lulus disember nanti.. so teachers, get ready, tanggungjawab makin besar, jom siapkan diri kita sebaiknya.. ^____^
