June 7, 2021
The Ministries of Technical and Higher Education & Basic and Senior Secondary Education have on 3rd June, 2021 held a programme for the Joint Education Sector Review (JSSR) at the Bintumani Hotel Conference Hall.
The purpose of the meeting was to critically look at the current Education Sector Plan 2014-2018, which encompasses three intervention areas (access, quality and completion; quality, relevance and integrity; and education system strengthening), with a view to developing a new one.
In his statement, the Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Prof. Alpha Tejan Wurie, expressed his delight over the attendance of a blend of people from different institutions that are critical to the growth of Sierra Leone, admonishing them to centre their discussions around the expansive sector of education, ranging from basic, senior secondary to tertiary and technical levels. He further encouraged the participants to consider in their discussions people like the handicapped, who may encounter difficulty in accessing schools, noting the importance of non-formal education in the joint-sector review.
According to the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Dr. David Sengeh, the presence of representatives from different sectors of government clearly shows that education is not just about politics but about life. He mentioned the importance of Free Quality School Education (FQSE), ascribing it to the provision of curriculum, teaching and learning materials, the provision of resources for libraries, and the training and management of teachers.