THE
OBJECTIVE WE WANT TO SHARE
The Great Generatio
n
is delivering the 2nd Buikwe District Teachers’ Forum 2015 to facilitate
learning by developing teaching skills and techniques to inspire over 150 local
primary teachers from 50 schools. Your teaching skills and experience, and the
motivation & innovation of the local delegates, can help to improve
education and take Uganda a step closer to successfully tackling poverty.
The Challenge:
Uganda established Universal Primary Education in 1997, promising free
education for all and encouraging parents to enroll their children in school.
The rapid influx of students into classrooms has strained the educational
system and overwhelmed teachers, who routinely cope with a pupil/teacher ratio
of 48:1 in an environment already very limited in resources. Buikwe teachers
often work voluntarily, or receive a salary of just U$100/month. They are
motivated to continue educating Ugandan children, but need opportunities to
practice and improve their teaching skills, and to be inspired by the teaching
profession once again.
The 2nd Buikwe
District Teachers Forum is the second edition of a Forum conceived to tackle
the roots of the education problem, by investing in building the knowledge and
skills that can stay behind and be developed locally in Uganda to achieve long
term results. It holds an unprecedented level of cooperation from the District
Education Office and local Members of Parliament supporting the initiative.
JOB
DESCRIPTION
8th – 22nd August,
2015 – a group of educators will design and run a teacher training Forum for
150 local delegates from Buikwe, Uganda. These teachers are committed and
motivated, but need to have a chance to practice their skills and be once again
inspired by the profession they chose. So what will the programme look to
achieve?
The need – The
practice of skills for teaching core subjects such as English, Maths &
Science will be a priority, along with effective school management strategies.
The team will be encouraged to draw on local knowledge by troubleshooting and
brainstorming issues experienced in local education environments, and
identifying Ugandan expertise that can be shared during the Forum. To ensure
continuity for the Forum results, strategies for cascading and standardised
systems for monitoring, evaluation and self-assessment will be key elements in
the project. Workshops will be based on a flexible and responsive approach to
evolving local needs, which are constantly monitored by The Great Generation.
Training – You will
be prepared for your two weeks in Uganda by a Project Leader from The Great
Generation, who knows the Ugandan reality well, and a participant from the
Forum’s 1st edition. Content preparation will require ca. 20 hours of your time
in the months prior to travelling with an option to attend meetings remotely.
On-the-Ground – On
arrival in Uganda participants will have time to understand more about Ugandan
culture before heading to the rural areas where the schools and teachers are
located. Three days will be spent in the classrooms to observe the environment
and short end-of-term lessons, and meet the children who will be the ultimate
beneficiaries of improved education, in order to understand the reality a
Ugandan teacher’s day-to-day life. Returning to base in Nkokonjeru,
participants will then work together for 2 days to develop the prepared
materials for the forum based on their new knowledge and insights, and ensure
effective and relevant learning for the teachers. Monday of the second week
will see 160 teachers arrive for the first day of the five-day forum, a week of
shared learning, renewed motivation and new tools, and content for their own
classrooms.
Compensation
details
WHAT WE CAN
OFFER YOU
The Great Generation
is a social enterprise committed to solving the issues of communities living in
tough economic and social conditions, and at the same time offering
professionals the opportunity to develop themselves through the commitment of
their time and skills. You will have a chance to:
• Work alongside and
network with educators from different countries and backgrounds
• Employ your skills
in an unexpected context and outside your comfort zone
• Acquire new ones
by practicing and interacting with the local delegates: communication,
flexibility and others
• Get to know an
emerging economy education reality, and be a part of the change sought by
fellow Ugandan teachers
• Re-connect with
the love and commitment for your profession
• Enjoy an intense
personal development period
Future success –
Uganda needs inspired and prepared teachers to educate its children. Be part of
that movement.
LOGISTICS
You will be asked to
fundraise for your project participation and to pay for your flights. The
amount will include basic, safe and clean accommodation, meals, on-the-ground
transport, health & safety and others. For more information, please e-mail info@thegreatgeneration.org
As Nelson Mandela
said “education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the
world”
