Professional Development Training Programme for Primary School Leaders (Managing Authorities and Principals) in Northern Belize

Detailed description of project Back

Belize’s Education Sector Strategy 2011-2016 envisages significant improvements in school leadership and management for greater school effectiveness leading to improved effectiveness of teachers in supporting student achievement at all levels.

The objective of the is assignment is to build leadership and management capacity of primary school leaders (Managing Authorities and Principals)in Orange Walk and Corozal Districts so that they can more effectively support the development of Quality Child Friendly Schools that will nurture holistic education of students and enhance performance of teachers in the northern region of the country. The team will work closely with counterparts and other key institutions to develop capacity and develop relationships/partnerships with national and local institutions in the region.

Type of services provided

PROMAN provides the services the National Training Expert while Cambridge Education provides the services of the TL. The Team:

• Defines the problem leading to an agreement on a proposed outline for curriculum content and implementation modality and schedule;
• Develops Professional Development Programme, with in-service practical actions and plans to improve the quality of school management;
• Develop the training materials including the reference material, reading resources etc.;
• Develop an implementation plan and organise with MoEY the certification;
• Deliver the Training (over 7 months) and conduct formative assessments;
• Submit a Mid Term Progress Report and a Final Report including best practices, lessons learned and recommendations.

PROMAN HQ provides overall backstopping and quality control.