NRP Portugal

MeasureDescriptionCurrentStatus: inprogress/CompletedLast year’s results Next Steps NotesSyndication Fundand the MutualCounter-GuaranteeFundRationalisation andbroadening of thepre-school network(including earlyhealth interventionprogrammes)Programme ofSensitisation to theEnglish Languagein primaryeducationMonitoringProgramme formathematicsteachers (of the 1stcycle of compulsoryeducation)Programme ofexperimentalteaching of scienceand sensitisation tothe use of ICT inprimary andsecondary schoolsGuaranteeing that 100%of 5-year old childrenattend pre-schooleducation in 2009, aimingat a coverage of 90% ofchildren between the agesof 3 and 5 by 2010.Generalising the teachingof English from the 1stcycle of compulsoryeducation, covering allstudents in this cycle by2009Monitoring Programmefor mathematics teachers(of the 1st cycle ofcompulsory education)Sensitisation to the use ofICT in primary andsecondary schoolsIn progressIn progressIn progressIn progressAcademic Year 2007/08 – pre-school attendance: 92% of children aged 5 and 77% of childrenbetween 3 and 5;Academic Year 2007/08 – English offered to 98.5% of students in school Years 3 and 4 and to51.2% of Years 1 and 2 students (for these two years of schooling, English is compulsory from theAcademic Year 2008/09);Continuing training and monitoring of 6000 teachers in 2006/2007. Teacher training is beingcarried out with the support of tutors from Universities and Teacher Training Colleges and isdelivered in-service in primary schools.Launching of continuous training programmes for teachers of the 1st cycle of compulsoryeducation in areas of experimental science teaching (in 2006/2007); reinforcement of interventionby the Live Science Agency in primary and secondary schools to strengthen the experimentalteaching of science and twinning with scientific institutions (2007). Programme of Sensitisation toExperimental Science Teaching in Primary Education52