Pelajar Dipukul Guru Memanggilnya Cikgu Ah Gua

Berita mengenai seorang pelajar dipukul guru kerana memanggilnya Cikgu Ah Gua mula tersebar di laman sosial dan baru sahaja dilaporkan oleh China Press.

Pihak bertanggungjawab perlu segera menyiasat kejadian yang sebenar.

Diharap para guru, ibu bapa dan semua dapat bersabar walaupun apa pun yang terjadi.

source: chinapress.com.my

Putting a stop to PokeStops

Places of worship and other sensitive venues can now get unwanted virtual “pests” removed from their premises, according to Pokemon GO developer Niantic Labs.

“We’ve been overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response from the Pokemon GO community. That enthusiasm has led players to visit many real-world locations and we have received requests to remove some locations.

“We are moving quickly to review all such requests,” a spokesperson from the developer wrote in an email reply to The Star.

In an earlier report, the paper received several complaints from churches, district police headquarters and schools where there was a surge of visitors after their venues became PokeStops and Pokemon Gyms after the game was launched.

Crowds gather at PokeStops to replenish their Pokeballs, items used to capture Pokemon, and to challenge and conquer new Pokemon Gyms.

The unwanted crowds have roused the ire of worshippers, schoolteachers and parents, with some resorting to hanging out “No Pokemon” signs.

So far, Pokemon has been “chased” away from two venues – the Hiroshima Memorial Park in Japan and the Holocaust Memorial Museum in the United States – after officials there requested for PokeStop and Pokemon Gyms within their areas removed.

Those who wish to do the same can raise a ticket with Niantic Labs via the following url: https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=341148.
Users making the removal request may report that the particular PokeStop or Gym is dangerous, not at the location, a private property or due to other reasons which have to be stated.
There are, however, no details on the guidelines and the time frame to be de-listed as a PokeStop or Gym.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued safety guidelines for Pokemon GO players, urging them to be more vigilant and aware of the sensitivities of local communities.

It urged players to safeguard their personal data, respect the sensitivities of religious places, not to enter restricted areas and to be aware of strangers.
“The game requires you to register and share private information besides using the Global Positioning System (GPS).

“Consider if you are willing to expose your private information. Parents should be aware that their children’s data is taken when they play Pokemon GO,” the statement read.
The guidelines also stressed that players should be aware of online and offline fraud while playing the augmented reality game.

“Be careful of applications offered to you as it might expose you to hackers or malware,” the statement added.

It also urged users to monitor the amount of money spent through in-app purchases which might be costly.

Purchases in the game can reach up to US$99.99 (RM401.19) for 14,500 Pokecoins.
Those who have queries about the safety and sensitivity aspects of the game can contact Niantic Labs through their website www.nianticlabs.com. - thestar

Modul Pemikiran Komputasional , Sains Komputer Mulai Tahun 2017

Mulai Januari tahun ha­dapan, modul Pemikiran Komputasional dan Sains Komputer akan diintegrasikan ke dalam Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Rendah (KSSR) dan Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Menengah (KSSM).

Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata, langkah yang digerakkan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan dengan sokongan Perbadanan Ekonomi Digital Malaysia (MDEC) itu akan memberi manfaat kepada 1.2 juta pelajar dari 10,173 sekolah seluruh negara.
Katanya, modul Pemikiran Komputasional akan disepadukan dalam semua subjek di sekolah rendah secara berperingkat bermula dengan murid tahun satu pada tahun depan, tahun dua pada 2018 dan seterusnya.

“Sains Komputer pula akan ditawarkan di sekolah menengah bermula dengan pelajar tingkatan satu dan tingkatan empat pada tahun depan. Dengan ini, adalah menjadi harapan saya bahawa generasi muda kini akan menjadi ahli sains komputer terkenal yang akan membuat Malaysia bangga.
“Pemikiran Komputasional me­ngajar pelajar tentang pengetahuan reka bentuk, pemikiran logik dan menyelesaikan masalah. Semua ini adalah kemahiran berharga yang diperlukan sebagai tulang belakang bagi ekonomi digital,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap melancarkan Pergerakan #mydigitalmaker di Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah, Presint 1, di sini hari ini yang turut dihadiri Menteri Pendi­dikan, Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid.
Yang turut hadir, Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan, Datuk P. Kamalanathan, Pengerusi MDEC, Tan Sri Sidek Hassan dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutifnya, Datuk Yasmin Mahmood.
Mengulas lanjut, Najib memberitahu, faktor utama kejayaan dalam pelaksanaan kurikulum baharu tersebut terletak pada kesediaan golongan pendidik di negara ini yang meliputi golongan pengetua, guru besar dan guru.

“Saya difahamkan bahawa Kementerian Pendidikan dan MDEC sedang bekerjasama untuk mempersediakan pendidik kita bagi kurikulum baharu ini,” katanya.
Jelas beliau, sebanyak 9,200 guru kini sedang menjalani latihan berhubung kurikulum baharu Pemikiran Komputasional dan Sains Komputer berkenaan khususnya melibatkan pelajar tahun satu, tingkatan satu dan tingkatan empat.

“Pemikiran Komputasional dan Sains Komputer juga sedang diintegrasikan ke kolej latihan guru dan Institut Aminuddin Baki yang melatih golongan pengetua dan guru besar. Pada masa depan, semua guru menamatkan pengajian di kolej latihan guru akan dilengkapi dengan kemahiran ini,” katanya.
Sementara itu, Najib berkata, pendekatan ke arah memperkasakan pembelajaran digital berkenaan juga adalah selaras dengan amalan banyak negara lain malah, ia merupakan satu fenomena global.
Tambah beliau, negara seperti Amerika Syarikat, United Kingdom dan Australia telah pun mengintegrasikan pembelajaran Sains Komputer di sekolah-sekolah mereka manakala, Jepun dan Indonesia berada dalam pro­ses kajian.

“Saya juga difahamkan bahawa Malaysia merupakan negara pertama di ASEAN yang merintis kurikulum ini dalam sistem pendidikan kita. Pemikiran Komputasional dan kurikulum Sains Komputer telah dirintis oleh 24 sekolah pada tahun lalu dengan penglibatan 660 pelajar dan 50 guru,” katanya. - Utusan

Buku Aktiviti Sekolah: Ibu Bapa Perlu Beli Sendiri

Ibu bapa perlu beli buku aktiviti sendiri?

Berikutan kelembapan ekonomi, sumber mendapat kepastian bahawa pada tahun depan KPM berkemungkinan tidak akan mencetak buku aktiviti untuk tahun 1 hingga 3 dan  ibu bapa perlu  mengeluarkan wang mereka sendiri untuk membeli buku aktiviti.

KPM (Bahagian Buku Teks) baru-baru ini menghantar surat kepada penerbit, berdasarkan kekangan ekonomi semasa dan perbelanjaan sederhana kerajaan, kewangan yang diberikan hanya cukup untuk mencetak buku-buku teks baru 2017 untuk tahun 1 dan tingkatan 1 sahaja.




Sumber: China Press

Malaysia’s education system is fast becoming world’s best

 The Malaysian education system is on track to becoming among the world’s best as stringent monitoring is in place to ensure its success under the Government Transformation Plan (GTP).

“The rate of improvement of the system in the last 15 years is among the fastest in the world,” the GTP report said.

Malaysia also ranks among the top in the world for equitable access to education.

However, Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said there was still a long way to go before Malaysia could justly claim that its education system was at par with the world’s best.

“But the Government is committed to transforming it to be among the best in the region,” he said.

The targets of GTP 2.0 include achieving 92% enrolment at pre-schools; scoring international average in Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS); and reducing urban-rural achievement gaps by 25%.
The initiatives under GTP encompasses changes aimed at “three-foot horizon”, which would form the first wave of change towards the overall goals of the 12-year Malaysian Education Blueprint.

Four key initiatives under GTP 1.0 include improving access to quality early childhood education, Literacy and Numeracy Screening Programme (Linus), implementing high- performing schools and school improvement programmes, and implementing new deals for principals and headmasters.

The initiatives aim to immediately arrest the decline in student outcomes and to establish a foundation for future improvements within the education sector.

TheStar

Teachers unhappy over extra class hours

Teachers want action taken against schools which are adding teaching hours beyond the limit set by the Education Ministry.
The National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP) said some schools were forcing teachers to teach beyond the 23-hour limit per week.
NUTP secretary-general Lok Yim Pheng said the union was also against the instruction for the body mass index (BMI) of students to be measured because it would add to the teachers’ current workload.
Lok said the students’ BMI should be measured during their annual health checks by nurses from the Health Ministry.
She said with the introduction of the Standard Curriculum for Primary Schools (KSSR) programme for Year One pupils this year, the ministry had set the teaching hours at 23 hours, which was sufficient for pupils at that level.
“We want to encourage fun learning and pupils should be

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The Other School

Due to competition, tuition providers have resorted to putting up banners at bus stops near schools and public areas to advertise their centres and services.

Secondary school students walking up the stairs to their tuition centre. Most centres are located in rented shoplots.

Whether tuition is conducted by individuals or at a centre, it is evident from the large number of students attending such classes, that it is a service that most Malaysians cannot live without.

STUDENTS these days are expected to excel in everything they do, and for the generation born with a silver spoon, it is only natural for the expectations to be higher. In the pursuit of academic excellence, parents are willing to go to great lengths to ensure their children are “fully equipped” to stay ahead of the game.

Those who can afford to have opted to send their children to private schools for the sole purpose of getting a quality education. But for the majority of middle-class Malaysians, it seems that the more viable option would be to send their child for tuition.

Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE) chairman Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim believes that the number of students attending tuition classes has increased in recent years because of the different teaching standards in the classrooms.

 

“I believe if the teaching quality had not declined over the years, the number of students seeking tuition would not have increased so quickly.”

However, she says it is not the fault of the teachers, as they have more non-teaching responsibilities today compared to teachers in the past.

“If we can take away their clerical and co-curriculum responsibilities, they would be able to focus on teaching.”

At the same time, Noor Azimah is also of the view that there seems to be a weakness in teacher training in recent years and this has affected the quality of teachers.
Schools are unable to function effectively as centres of learning because of the poor teaching standards and this has compelled parents to look for private tutors or tuition centres to help their children.

Some parents feel that teachers in government schools are becoming more like office employees where they have to deal with paperwork and administrative chores.

“They are forced to complete the syllabus which has to fit in into the academic year. There are hardly any allowances made for weaker students who can’t follow the lesson plan,” says Anusha Nathan, a parent.

To have a better understanding of their school work and for fear of being left out, they have no choice but to seek help outside, she adds.

It is indeed sad that many do not have faith in their teachers and the education system and have resorted to seeking help elsewhere. It has been said that the single most important factor determining how much students learn is the quality of their teachers.

However the Education Ministry’s Private Education Division director Khairil Awang, says that it is not fair to say that all school teachers lack quality.

He reiterates that many of them demonstrate a high level of professionalism and integrity.

Minimal effect
Based on the statistics provided on tuition centres registered with the ministry, the contribution and influence of such centres seems to have a minimal effect on the overall education of school-going children in Malaysia.

According to the figures provided by the department’s data and information centre, there were 2,967 registered tuition centres with 194,567 students as at Dec 31, 2010 throughout the country, compared to the previous 2,487 centres with 202,327 students in 2008.

While the number of registered centres had increased during this period, the number of secondary and primary school students seeking help at these centres had reduced from 3.76%, in 2008 to 3.71% in 2010.
As for the number of home tuition providers, Khairil says they are deemed illegal, as they are not registered and the department has no records.
Form Four student Sheryl Teoh, who attends tuition for Bahasa Melayu, Additional Maths and Chemistry is an example of a typical secondary school student in Malaysia. While she admits that she is not happy with tuition, she knows she cannot do without the extra lessons.

“I think tuition classes are necessary for me because I don’t easily grasp all that the teacher explains at once ... I need to listen, understand and slowly absorb what has been taught to me.

“Not every school teacher’s teaching methods are suitable for every student, but we can’t choose our school teachers the way we choose our tuition teachers.”

She adds that tuition is also a way to “force” herself to study, as otherwise she tends to procrastinate when revising at home.

However, Ain Anisa Abdul Samad, 15, considers tuition a big help. “Tuition has helped me a lot in my studies, and I really enjoy the sessions because I can understand the tutors better than the teachers at school.”

Since there are fewer students in her tuition class compared to her class in school, Anisa feels more comfortable discussing her work with the tutor and is able to open up.

“I feel a little intimidated to ask the teacher in school for fear that those who know the answer may think I’m stupid.

“ It is different at tuition, as the tutors tend to me more patient and are willing to explain a topic over and over again compared to teachers in school, who have time constraints.
Another student Samantha Gomez* says tuition teachers often teach students better methods of solving questions and problems.

She adds that such techniques give the students an extra edge over their classmates as their approach in dealing with a question may be more current and superior compared to the conventional methods taught by teachers in schools.

A Bahasa Melayu tutor and parent, Anisha* believes that the purpose of tuition is to help the weaker students learn, understand and improve, and not just master examination techniques.
“To gain a better reputation, some tutors spoonfeed their students with examination questions and techniques to obtain better grades. But often, the child does not learn anything. They are simply regurgitating the facts in their exams,” says Anisha.

The unfortunate situation she says is when when parents are aware of the situation, yet do nothing to change it because they want their child to do well in school.

She said: “Weak students need to be coached, and teachers should not lose hope in them. If a teacher has made up her mind that the child is hopeless, the child will not improve.”

With smaller class sizes, and a cosier classroom environment at tuition centres, students are able to focus better on what is being taught.

 

Only the best
Housewife and mother of three teenagers, Nadia Lai believes in giving her children the best when it comes to education. She does not mind sacrificing her time which is spent driving her children to tuition classes.

“Almost all my time is spent taking my children to private tutors instead of tuition centres.”
Lai, who spends about RM500 to RM600 each month on tuition fees says that she selects tutors based on references by friends.

She added that tuition has become a necessity for her children, especially her eldest son who is in Form Four.
“My son is in the first class, and all his classmates had straight A’s in their PMR.
“So the teachers tend to go through the syllabus quickly and expect them to know it. After all, they assume that everyone in the class goes for tuition,” she says.

Despite attending a private school, Lim Yan Yin, 15, attends tuition classes for Bahasa Melayu and Chinese.
“I did not see the need for tuition but my parents wanted me to go.”
“I understand what my teachers teach us in school, but at tuition class, we get additional information on the subject,” she adds.

Her teachers in school are open to questions, she says, but feels it is appropriate only to ask questions after class as it will not interfere with the lesson.
Yan Yin also adds that she is intolerant of classmates who go for tuition classes just because they do not want to lose out.
“One of my classmates started to get really good grades for her Bahasa Melayu paper, and everyone in the class wanted to know her tutor’s name and how much he charged. They also wanted to sign up for the tuition class. People in my class are so kiasu (not wanting to lose out). It is like a disease.”

Tuition nightmares
Recalling his experience as the only student who did not attend tuition class in Form Six, B. Mahen said there were 37 students in his class, and all of them would attend the Additional Mathematics tuition class offered by their school teacher.

Noor Azimah says teachers these days are burdened with many non-teaching responsibilities.

 

“Since I was the only one who did not attend her tuition class, she would constantly pick on me in class.
“There were instances when she would teach something in her tuition class and not in school, but she would deliberately ask me to solve that problem during lessons.”
He said that if he could not, the teacher would say how the others in class knew how to solve the problem because they went to her tuition class.


He added that the school did not care much about what actually went on, as long as the students had good results at the end of the day.

Unfair as it may seem, many school authorities seem to condone such teachers, so long as the school’s good name is not tarnished.

Noor Azimah is of the view that teachers today should earn the same respect and dignity that those in the profession had a few decades ago.

The authorities, she adds, should allow teachers to focus on teaching instead of being burdened with non-teaching chores.
*Names have been changed

TheStar, Sunday February 20, 2011

Bring back the fun in teaching ENGLISH

Syahida Johan (in baju kurung) with some of the pupils

 

WHEN I asked some 30 children in class what was the most difficult about learning English, they looked at me and said nothing. They seemed lost.

It was early on a Saturday morning some weeks ago and it was my first day as a volunteer to teach “conversation English”. The venue was a study room in one of the mosques in Petaling Jaya. If I could sense their command of English was suspect in urban Petaling Jaya, imagine the rural areas. I am not an educationist nor a teacher, but there is something not quite right about the teaching of English in our schools.

The children have gone through at least five years of learning English. They understand basic grammar and are quite aware of the meaning of basic words. In short, they understand what is said, but find it difficult to express themselves. The problem with our kids is that they have little opportunity to practise the language. Or they believe there is no necessity for English other than to pass examinations, making it almost impossible for them to master the language.

Like any other language, to be able to converse in English, you have to practise instead of just learning grammar. We can teach them conjunctions, the difference between a noun and a verb, force them to memorise past and present tenses, and let them write down the correct spelling but if they do not converse in English, they are not actually learning it.

Speak to children in English or coax them to talk to you in English, and you realise you have difficulties. More often than not, you have to translate the words into a familiar language and explain each meaning.

I did that. I let them hear their own voices saying the words. I encouraged them to speak up regardless of how incorrect it might be. Even “broken English” suits me for starters, as long as they converse in English. I assure you it is not easy.

Most kids are embarrassed because they do not know the appropriate words to express themselves. Many would rather remain silent. It is up to me to create a comfortable and enjoyable atmosphere to encourage them to speak up.

They found word games such as Hot Seats, Hangman and Chinese Whispers fun and they took part enthusiastically. Baby steps, indeed. Tongue twister games allow them to laugh at themselves and at their peers and, later, will motivate them to get it right.

I spent a lot of time stressing pronunciation and intonation. I believe if I can get the children to say the words correctly, sentence structures will come naturally.

I made full use of popular English nursery rhymes. It doesn’t matter how old the children are, as long as they are beginners in English, nursery rhymes provide the best introduction to English words and sentence construction.

Children will learn to say rhymes aloud and get a feel of the words and sentences. Not surprisingly, they enjoyed the rhymes. They memorised them and became curious to know the meanings and the stories behind the popular ones. I was told that was how the earlier generation learned English — by using nursery rhymes and dramas.

At first, it’s just like singers who can’t speak a word of English but can sing songs in the language almost flawlessly.

I found that after a few sessions working with children using nursery rhymes, they began to enjoy them — completing the first step in making them speak English. For many of them it was an eye-opener. Many have never heard of Three Bags Full, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, Humpty Dumpty, Hickory, Dickory, Dock or Jack and Jill. These are rhymes from an alien, faraway culture. But isn’t English a foreign language originating from thousands of kilometres away?

True, English is no more the language of the English. It has developed into a truly global language, especially with the advent of the Internet. Perhaps even native English speakers are “spoilers” of the language now. Others are better speakers and writers of the language. Native English speakers may have been taking the language for granted, just like the Malays in this country take Bahasa Malaysia for granted.

I learned something valuable: be generous with children. Do not penalise them. They hate English because it is a compulsory subject. They find English “difficult” just like Mathematics or Science. They hate anything “difficult”.

I found out also that there is no joy in learning English. I called it teaching English the straightjacket way. It bores them.

They seldom converse with their peers in English. Why should they? They are comfortable in their ethnic enclaves, and with the reversal of the policy of teaching of Science and Mathematics in English, they don’t find English “useful” anymore. English has overstayed its welcome in national schools, at least that is the perception.

In fact, trying to coax their peers to speak English with them will result in a backlash. Berlagak (showing off) is the dreaded word levelled at English speakers in schools. My experience when I was in school (also in Petaling Jaya) was that there were two classes of students — the English and non-English speakers. The “divide” is evident even in urban schools. This is the reality most schools would not want to address.

It is sad that the divide escalates into class wars and to the detriment of integration among students. Little wonder that it is difficult to address racial issues even in our multi-ethnic schools.

Learning a foreign language, English included, is always a tedious task, especially when it is done unwillingly. Children must enjoy studying the language. There must be a reason for their reluctance to master the language.

It can’t be that they are not aware of the importance of English. They are not naive. I am sure they know we simply can’t live without the language. Their future depends on their having a good command of the language.

I learnt another lesson. When I asked my pupils what was the hardest thing about learning English, I realised that they stared back at me not because they didn’t want to answer my question but because they didn’t know how to.
It’s time we teach them how.

• The writer is a final-year student of English Literature at Greenwich University near London.

NST, 2010/09/25

924 school heads to get RM7,500 each for excellence

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 924 school heads have been shortlisted to receive cash incentives promised under the Government Transformation Programme (GTP).
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the school heads would be rewarded for having raised the performance of their schools beyond expectations.
Each will receive RM7,500.
“Additionally, 5% of the top teachers from these schools will receive RM1,800, while the remaining teachers will receive RM900 each.
“We initally projected that 2% of school heads would exceed the targets set last year, but 12% of them have proven to be exceptional.
“The final list of school heads and teachers who will receive this ‘New Deal’ will be made by the middle of this year, maybe after the SPM examination results are announced,” Muhyiddin, who is Education Minister, said in his New Year address to his staff here.
He added that a 14-member committee has been appointed to review the History syllabus for schools.
“The committee is made up of history experts, academics and representatives from various organisations.
“We want to engage the relevant stakeholders in improving the syllabus, so that students will learn about other civilisations,” he told reporters after the event.
Muhyiddin announced last year that History would be a “must-pass” subject in the SPM examinations from 2013, which drew sharp responses from certain quarters who claim the existing textbooks on the subject offer an “imbalanced” account of the country’s past.

TheStar, Thursday February 10, 2011

 

‘New Deals’ incentives for head teachers

 KUALA LUMPUR: Under the GTP’s Education NKRA, the “New Deals” initiative has been designed to reward school principals and head teachers based on the performances of their schools. Teachers that qualify would also receive financial rewards.
Under the New Deals, school heads are given performance contracts that will ensure transparency in school performance, where each principal or headmaster would know how their schools fare when compared with other schools.
All schools are ranked into seven school bands based on composite scores of the school’s average score (GPS) and its self-assessment – the Standard Quality Education in Malaysia (SQEM).
Band 1 signifies the top-performing schools while Band 7 is the lowest-performing schools.
Primary schools that score at least 84% and secondary schools that score at least 92% will be rewarded.
Schools that make the most significant improvement in their scores would also be rewarded.
Eligible school heads as well as the teachers in the respective schools would receive monetary and non-monetary rewards.
Underperforming school heads would be sent for a performance management programme at Institut Aminuddin Baki and also be involved in coaching and mentoring sessions under the School Improvement Programme (SIP)

TheStar, Monday January 31, 2011

Rewards for head teachers

Principals and head teachers have a significant impact on student outcomes.
They play a big role in steering the school’s success and act as primary change agents in improving student outcomes.
Under the New Deals, principals and head teachers are given new performance contracts. This will ensure transparency in school performance, where each principal and headmaster will know how they performed in relative to other schools.
All schools will be ranked based on composite scores of the school average score (GPS) and school self assessment (Standard Quality Education in Malaysia).
Those schools which score 84% for primary schools and 92% for secondary schools are eligible for rewards.

Outstanding teachers: Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin spends a light moment with the Tokoh Guru Kelantan’s award recipients.

 

The schools which make the most significant leap in their composite scores will also be rewarded.
The rewards and benefits that can be expected are:
> These eligible head teachers will receive RM7, 500 and 5% of top performing teachers will receive RM1, 800 while the others will receive RM900.
> The head teachers will receive monetary and non-monetary rewards.
The performance of all 9,900 government schools will be ranked on an annual basis.
To be eligible for rewards, the school should obtain a qualified financial audit report and achieve literacy and numeracy targets (for primary schools).
In addition, the head master or principal must obtain an Annual Appraisal Report (LNPT) score greater than 90 and be free from disciplinary action.
Teachers in schools with a head teacher or principal who qualify for the reward will also be eligible for a financial reward.
Those head teachers who constantly underperform will be sent for a performance management programme at Institut Aminuddin Baki and also be involved in coaching and mentoring under the School Improvement Programme (SIP).
There will be other consequences for punitive action if they are still not performing following the programmes undertaken.

TheStar, Friday January 14, 2011