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At the end of 2010, Sir Michael Barber, our chief education advisor, travelled to Punjab, Pakistan as part of his work with DFID. His task – to review the state of education there – identified significant challenges: children not in school, and those in school not learning very much; teachers not turning up for work; politically appointed administrators; buildings without basic sanitation, let alone the right facilities to learn.
What came from that trip was the Punjab Education Reform Roadmap, a collaboration of government, teachers and administrators. The results so far have been impressive – 1.5 million more children now in school, 200,000 teachers trained, 92% of school buildings improved.
Yet, as Michael explains in this video, the process that has resulted in these measurable outcomes – a process that relies on data and targets, and a focus on teacher quality, to name just two elements – is no miracle, but something that can be easily replicated anywhere in the world.
The Punjab payoff | Pearson Blog
What came from that trip was the Punjab Education Reform Roadmap, a collaboration of government, teachers and administrators. The results so far have been impressive – 1.5 million more children now in school, 200,000 teachers trained, 92% of school buildings improved.
Yet, as Michael explains in this video, the process that has resulted in these measurable outcomes – a process that relies on data and targets, and a focus on teacher quality, to name just two elements – is no miracle, but something that can be easily replicated anywhere in the world.
The Punjab payoff | Pearson Blog