Post: Textbook and Teacher Guide Development Specialist - Consultancy
Duration: 4 months
Duty Station: Nairobi with visits to Somalia
Context and Background
The decades of war in Somalia have resulted in the devastation of social services throughout the country generally and in Central Southern Part of the country in particular. During this period, Somalia suffers from a ‘knowledge vacuum’, due to the virtual break down of Education services as a result of the protracted civil war. Despite all these, the Somali authorities Central Southern Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland are committed to improve the access and the quality of its primary education system for school going aged children to achieve universal primary completion, reduce drop out and repetition, and enhance learning outcomes. A wide ranging set of measures is planned and supported by international community to achieve these objectives, amongst which is the development of a coherent framework for textbook and materials development, procurement and distribution.
In 2005, DFID, UNICEF and UNESCO PEER agreed to design and implement a strategic partnership (SP) to address the needs of the Somalia Education sector with the specific aim of enhancing the rehabilitation of the system. The SP (2008-2010) strives to improve system delivery of the education sector and to revive the institutions. Under the Strategic Partnership for the Recovery and Development of Education in Somalia, UNESCO PEER’s responsibility includes supporting the MOE capacity in the implementation of key activities of textbook review; curriculum review; Primary Examinations databank, comprehensive review of teacher training package and teacher development approaches at primary and secondary levels, and specific studies on textbook printing, and Teacher Guide development aimed at support teachers in using the 2nd Edition Textbooks reviewed. Currently there is no updated Teacher Guides, and as there 2nd Edition Textbook has been reviewed, there is now an urgent need to review and develop 2nd Edition teachers’ Guides. The main activity in this area is to support the capacity development of local authorities and textbook writers in reviewing of Teachers Guides (grades 1-8) for the Second Edition primary school textbooks.
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