Education Reform Consultations
The Ministry of Education is holding consultations across Fiji as part of the nationwide review of the Education Act 1966. /+ARTICLE-305146+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-305155+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-305156+ARTICLE/ /+ARTI
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27 articles tagged "education-reform"
Teachers using more time in monitoring students behaviour and less time teaching – Rakiraki teacher
A concerned teacher from Rakiraki has revealed that they are now spending more time monitoring student behaviour and less time teaching the students, with student behaviour nowadays becoming worse. While raising th
Tavua teacher says majority of students in secondary school cannot read or write English
Poor English results among secondary school students are one of the major challenges teachers are facing, as majority of the students do not speak in English well, and their writing skills fall far below expectations.
Students hang from carriers and some sit on top to get to school in Ra – concerned parent
A parent and teacher of a school in the interior of Ra has raised concerns about the safety of rural students as some of them have resorted to hanging or sitting on top of a carrier to reach school because the carrier i
Students have become lazy when education is free - Tavua College teacher
Free education should be given to high-performing students and those with good attendance, not to the lazy ones. This concern has been raised by Tavua College teacher Maryln Singh during the consultation on the Edu
Moving indisciplined students from one school to another does not solve the issue – Rakiraki resident
A resident of Rakiraki is calling on the Education Ministry to set up an area or institution where misbehaving students can be rehabilitated rather than being sent to another school. While speaking at the public co
Nadarivatu High Principal warns declining teaching standards without regular inspections
The Principal of Nadarivatu High School in Tavua, Apisalome Vunisa has raised concerns about the lack of inspections at the school, which have not taken place for quite some time. Vunisa highlighted this during the