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4-5
intensifying support systems for teachers to improve
delivery of the curriculum
The SISC+ role will be enhanced from a part-time to a full-time role.
They will be placed at the PPD and become the single point
of contact between the Curriculum Development Division or
Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum (BPK), the LP, and teachers.
This role encompasses the responsibilities of taking new curricula and
assessments to the classroom, coaching teachers on pedagogical skills,
and monitoring the effectiveness of implementation. The introduction
of the SISC+ will have the dual benefit of: (i) reducing the number
of tiers involved in curriculum and assessment delivery; and (ii)
providing on-the-ground training to teachers.
The current mechanism for rolling out changes to the curriculum
and assessment system involves five tiers (Exhibit 4-4). The national
curriculum has to be taught to national or federal-level trainers, who
then train state-level trainers, who will then train subject teacher
representatives from each district, who finally teach the teachers
in each school. The multiple tiers often result in a dilution of the
curriculum. The introduction of SISC+ to replace the current trainers
reduces the number of tiers to three, reducing the likelihood of
dilution. The SISC+ will form a direct link between the teachers, on the
one hand, and between BPK and LP on the other, allowing the written
curriculum to be translated more directly and accurately into taught
curriculum.
EXHIBIT 4-4
Comparison of current and proposed delivery model
CURRENT DELIVERY MODEL
BPK & LP
National Trainers
State Trainers
Subject Teacher
Representative
Other Subject
Teachers in School
PROPOSED DELIVERY MODEL
BPK & LP
SISC+ at every PPD
Subject Teachers
from Schools in
Districts
From 5-tiers… … to 3-tiers
The number of SISC+ that will be introduced (almost 2,500 SISC+
by 2015) and their focus on coaching (60% time must be spent on
coaching activities) will provide teachers with greater, more direct onthe-ground
coverage than previously possible. This will keep
them more focused on teaching as they do not have to leave school
to attend courses. Training will also be more tailored to the teacher
in question as SISC+ will have the chance to observe teachers in class
and provide instant feedback. The focus of these coaching sessions
will be on the mastery of key pedagogical skills such as developing
higher-order thinking skills, teaching children of different ability
levels, and assessing students effectively.