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7-19<br />

learning systeM: Parents,<br />

coMMunity, and PriVate sector<br />

The Ministry will ensure that parents, the community, and the<br />

private sector are fully engaged as partners in education. The<br />

focus is to harness the comparative advantages of the different<br />

parties to deliver quality education in an integrated, effective, and<br />

efficient manner.<br />

Measures undertaken will include:<br />

▪ Raising awareness among parents and communities of their role<br />

in their children’s education;<br />

As noted in Chapter 3, only 27% of a child’s waking time between the<br />

ages of 7-17 is spent in school. With the majority of their waking time<br />

spent at home and as part of the greater community, children also<br />

EXHIBIT 7-11<br />

What What is is a “learning learning system”? system?<br />

EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS<br />

COMMUNITY<br />

TECHNOLOGY<br />

FRIENDS<br />

WORLDVIEW<br />

FAMILY<br />

CRITICAL<br />

ONLINE<br />

THINKING<br />

PEERS<br />

THEORIES<br />

BOOKS<br />

ENVIRONMENT<br />

FILMS<br />

REFLECTIVE<br />

LIFE<br />

EXPERIENCES<br />

SOCIAL INTERACTION<br />

Learning systems<br />

recognise that learning<br />

happens beyond the school<br />

walls and can occur at<br />

home and in the<br />

community. School must<br />

create a conducive<br />

environment for a positive<br />

school-parent-community<br />

working relationship.<br />

▪ Providing guidance to schools to drive the engagement<br />

process;<br />

▪ Linking financial assistance for poor students to improved<br />

parental engagement;<br />

▪ Empowering PIBGs to play a greater role in supporting<br />

parental and community engagement; and<br />

▪ Scaling up Trust Schools and other areas for private sector<br />

involvement.<br />

learn beyond school walls. While teachers and schools undoubtedly<br />

play a critical role in child development, there is a growing body<br />

of evidence that parental and community involvement in a child’s<br />

School – parents collaboration:<br />

▪ to have a shared responsibility between parents and<br />

teachers to ensure quality learning for students<br />

▪ to increase parents’ awareness in assisting student<br />

learning<br />

▪ to develop parents’ role as partners with schools in<br />

improving their children’s outcome<br />

School – community collaboration:<br />

▪ to tap volunteer organisations in the community that<br />

can provide an array of services and benefits to the<br />

local school<br />

▪ to get students involved with community<br />

organisations and their projects while learning<br />

valuable lessons in the process

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