Govt plans to recruit over 30,000 assistant teachers for primary schools: Bobby Hajjaj
The government is also planning a ‘speaking test’ to assess children’s communication skills and strengthen child-centred learning.
Highlights:
- Recruitment aims to address teacher shortages and improve classroom activities
- Govt plans to introduce a 'speaking test' to assess children's communication skills
- Primary education reforms will focus on knowledge, skills and confidence
- Govt to strengthen regular monitoring and assessment of students' learning
- Child-centred education is a priority under PM's education vision
The government plans to recruit more than 30,000 assistant teachers for government primary schools within the next year to address teacher shortages and improve the quality of classroom activities, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said today (2 September).
"An initiative has been taken to recruit more than 30,000 assistant teachers in government primary schools within the next year. Qualified and skilled teachers will be recruited in sufficient numbers to address the teacher shortage, make classroom activities more effective and ensure quality education for every child," he said.
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He made these remarks while speaking as chief guest at a daylong training workshop titled 'Classroom Activities, Monitoring, Accountability and Administrative Structure Reform in Primary Education in Bangladesh' at the Jessore PTI auditorium.
Ensuring an adequate number of teachers is among the government's key priorities for improving the quality of primary education, Bobby Hajjaj said.
"Improving school infrastructure alone is not enough. The main goal of primary education is to ensure effective learning for every child," he said.
He said primary education should go beyond textbook-based learning, with greater emphasis on developing children's knowledge, skills and confidence.
The quality of education will be improved through regular monitoring and assessment of what children are learning, how much they are learning and whether they can apply that knowledge in real-life situations, he said.
The government is also planning to introduce a "speaking test" to assess and improve children's communication skills, the state minister said.
Alongside academic performance, students' ability to express themselves clearly and communicate with others will also be assessed under the proposed system, he said.
"We are working to build a primary education system where every child will learn, be able to express themselves and become confident about the future," Bobby Hajjaj said.
He said the government was working to establish an effective, quality and child-centred primary education system in line with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's vision for education and commitments made in the election manifesto.
