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26/08/2021

HON. MINISTER KUMAR OFFICIATES THE 125TH FIJI PRINCIPALS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

The Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts, Hon. Premila Kumar in her address to the Principals this morning emphasized the need for stronger leadership by Heads of Schools to implement adaptive changes to ensure that when students return to schools, learning takes place in safe, healthy and protective environment.

Minister Kumar officiated the 125th Fiji Principals’ Virtual Conference this morning via Zoom. She addressed Secondary School Principals and spoke about the future of education in Fiji.

The two-day conference will end tomorrow afternoon and will deliberate on the theme “Adaptive Leadership for Safe, Heathy and Protective Schools”. The Forum will provide all Secondary Heads of Schools a platform to discuss new and creative ways of delivering education amidst this pandemic.

Hon. Minister Kumar said,” Learning and teaching must be transformed to allow multiple modes of education delivery. We can no longer rely solely on face-to-face learning and teaching alone. Globally, education has changed from face-to-face to forms of remote learning with the help of ICT tools. This is no longer a luxury but a necessity. The Ministry will invest in a lot of efforts to include ICT tools in learning. This means using our Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle in education delivery”.

The Principals have been advised to use this forum to reflect on their roles as leaders, be more innovative and resourceful. This is a time of significant change and it is important for leaders to manage change.

The Minister wants to see more engagement of teachers and students with the Ministry as the Ministry transforms itself because she believes that a collective effort is the best way to achieve and take ownership of change.

The Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts, Honorable Premila Kumar assumed Office on Tuesday 24 August 2021 and has had a series of meetings with the Permanent Secretary and Section Heads to discuss the status and direction of education in Fiji.

The Ministry warmly welcomes Hon. Minister Kumar and wishes all the Secondary Heads of School of fruitful discussion.

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Students home study package drop off and pick up points.

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24/06/2021

Ministry Continues to Encourage Learning from Home

The Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts continues to make supplementary learning resources available for students while schools nationwide remain closed until further notice.

The Ministry, after consultation with Heads of Schools in all four Divisions, has decided to make arrangements to continue providing students with learning resources.

From Monday 28 June 2021, teachers may access school resources to prepare Weekly Home Study Packages for their students based on their classroom coverage. Those who have resources available at home may continue to work from home. The Weekly Home Study Packages will contain relevant learning materials, including activity sheets for students in Years 1 to 13.

Teachers are encouraged to use existing communication platforms to send these learning materials to their students. Parents are advised to assist their children in accessing the Weekly Home Study Packages and those that do not have access to these platforms are advised to liaise with their Heads of School and teachers for alternative arrangements.

Parents who do not have access to online communication platforms may collect printed Weekly Home Study Packages from schools from Monday 5 July 2021. The completed activities must be returned before the next batch is accessed. This will enable students to receive feedback from their teachers and arrangements for collection should be made with their Heads of Schools following all COVID-19 safety protocols. A circular in this regard has already been sent to all schools nationwide.

A number of teachers have continued to assist their students through various platforms, such as recorded video lessons, live teaching through social media and worksheets disseminated through online communication platforms. We understand a few teachers do not have resources available at home to prepare educational materials for their students, therefore, they may access school-based resources from Monday 28 June.

It is mandatory for all Heads of Schools and teachers to follow the COVID-19 Safety Protocols when accessing school-based resources. Interested teachers are advised to contact their Heads of School to create small bubbles that fall within the COVID-19 Safety Protocols.

The Ministry strongly urges parents to look after their children and use this time to keep them fully engaged in learning, ensuring that children spend adequate time on their schoolwork and other forms of informal learning.

Students should continue learning from home and remain indoors for their own safety and well-being, and we encourage all Fijians to take heed of the directives from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. We must stand stronger, as fellow Fijians, and practise all the necessary COVID-19 Safety Protocols, so we can remain safe and protected.

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