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    "id": 1553716,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1553716/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr Julius Migos Ogamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary of Education",
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    "content": "For regular and special needs teachers in public institutions in Grades 1, 2, 3 and 4, they are 70,652 teachers. Grades 5 and 6 teachers are 93,688. For private schools, we have 31,510 teachers for Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. The total is 229,292 teachers. As I had said, the number of teachers who have been re-tooled for junior schools is 60,642. That is made up of 29,374 male and 1,272 female teachers as shown in the table. Further, through CEMASTEA, junior school teachers have been capacity-built on Science, Technology, English and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. This is to ensure that they are imparted with appropriate pedagogies in the handling of STEM subjects under the competency-based curriculum. In anticipation of the first transition to senior school next year, the TSC has embarked on re-tooling of senior school teachers in the various pathways to be offered at senior school. In addition to the foregoing, the Government, through the TSC, is also offering ongoing professional development opportunities to keep teachers updated on latest trends, techniques and research in art and sports, social sciences and STEM. The teachers are also provided with continuous professional development opportunities to keep them updated on latest trends and techniques in the sector. It is important to note that the current pre-service programmes for teachers in the primary teacher training colleges have been implemented using the competency-based curriculum model since 2021. The same is being done to university students taking education programmes. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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