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Samoa extended school hours in government schools
Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Publications
The study aims to assess the effectiveness of extended teaching/learning hours in schools by gathering community and student perspectives and evaluating their impact on student...
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Numeracy and mathematics development in primary schools study
Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Publications
The report presents findings from a research study on the implementation of the new primary mathematics curriculum in Samoan Years 1 to 4 classrooms. It reveals widening gaps between...
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PaBER Component 3 Samoa: field research country report
Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Publications
The field research focuses on how school policies are put into action and their impact on learning environments, aiming to understand how well policies are implemented, the factors...
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Reasons Students in Samoa Do Not Complete Secondary
Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Publications
The Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports, and Culture (MESC) conducted research to understand the reasons behind high secondary school dropout rates. Findings indicated that factors such...
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Report on evaluation of the impact of training on the use of tablets and the aptus in schools
Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Publications
The study explores the use of Aptus and tablets in teaching English and Maths, highlighting their usefulness and the need for more training .
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Samoa Gender Achievement Gap report
Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Publications
The Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports, and Culture conducted a research study to investigate the persisting and growing gap in academic achievement between male and female students in...
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Education Act 2009
Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Publications
An Act to regulate and make provision for school education and early childhood education in Samoa and to repeal the Education Ordinance 1959.
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Staffing Manual 2019
Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Publications
The school Staffing Manual provides advice to MESC staff and principals on the school staffing process.
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Samoa Education Sector Plan July 2013 - June 2018
Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Publications
The Samoa Education Sector Plan (ESP) brings together the forward plans of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (MESC), the Samoa Qualifications Authority (SQA) and the National...
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School Management Policy 2018-2023
Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Publications
The purpose of the School Management Policy is to bring together all Government and MESC policies that relate to the functions and operations of a school especially in the effective use...
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ICT in Education Policy
Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Publications
The vision of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (MESC) in Samoa is to encourage lifelong learning by way of access to, and the evaluating of knowledge through creative...
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National Professional Development Policy
Samoa Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture Publications
Professional Development aims to build the capacity of teachers to ensure they continue to strengthen teaching practices to improve student development and learning in their classrooms....