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4.5 CROSS CUTTING ISSUES
Cross cutting issues represent special concerns and minority group interest which if not addressed are
capable of undermining the gains made by the sector and their long term sustainability. These
concerns include Special Needs Education, Guidance and Counselling, HIV/AIDS, Gender,
Environment, Physical Education and Sports; School Inspection, Teacher and Instructor Education
and Training and ICT.
4.5.1 Special Needs Education (SNE)
During the period under review the Special Needs sub­sector continued to increase equitable access to
quality education among children with special needs (i.e. Children in non­formal education centers and
those with disabilities).The objectives that the subsector set out to achieve include among others to
encourage children with Special Needs to stay in school; support learners in their education
placements through the provision of instructional materials; formulate strategies for mainstreaming,
sustaining and maintaining the delivery of Education in the six Non­Formal education Programmes;
finalize and operationalize the policy on basic education for the disadvantaged children; ncrease
stakeholders’ participation and awareness on the provisioin of SNE in the education sector; and,
improve Pupil­ Teacher interaction in special needs education institutions. See box 4.13 for
interrventions under Special Needs Education.
Box4.13: Interventions undertaken during FY 2011/12
(i) Pay subvention grants for learners;
(ii) Offered scholarships for Needy students;
(iii) Develop the SNE and NFE policy approved by Top Management;
(iv) Paid Capitation grants to maintain NFE teachers and instructors per term in 6 PTCs;
(v) Train 1,500 NFE teachers in NFE methodologies in 6 PTCs;
(vi) Held Annual Consultative Forum for persons with disabilities and other targeted stakeholders;
(vii) Monitor and support supervise institutions in SNE activities in selected districts; and,
(viii)Facilitate functional assessment training for teachers.
(a)
(i)
Progress and Main Achievements
Pay Subvention grants for learners;
In order to increase access and equity for learners with Special Needs, the subsector paid subvention
grants for a total of 3,276 learners/pupils in 150 Special Needs Education Schools in the period under
review.
(ii)
Offered scholarships for Needy students;
In FY 2011/12, the programme offered scholarships for a total of two (02) needy students in order to
increase access for students with special needs.
(iii) Develop the SNE and NFE policy approved by Top Management;
During the period under review the subsector developed the Special Needs Education (SNE) policy
and Non­Formal Education (NFE) policy and approved by Top Management to improve quality of
SNE education.
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012